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Making sense of knowledge transfer and social capital generation for a Pacific island aid infrastructure project

Manu, Christopher; Walker, Derek H.T. - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 5, pp. 475-494

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate how lessons learned from a case study of a construction project undertaken in the Pacific Islands relates to the interaction between social capital and knowledge transfer. The paper is reflective in nature focusing upon the experiences...

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Organizational learning, change and power: toward a practice‐theory framework

Ford, Randal - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 5, pp. 495-524

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the practices of the interim and current CEOs employed in managing a supportive environment conducive for learning as well as sustaining organizational change; and second, to describe the theory of practice guiding their efforts....

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Towards a learning organization? Employee perceptions

Dymock, Darryl; McCarthy, Carmel - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 5, pp. 525-537

medium‐sized manufacturing company that was aspiring to become a learning organization. Design/methodology/approach – The … the learning organization with a cross‐section of 80 staff, and semi‐structured interviews with a stratified sample of 20 … development of a learning organization, rather than from the organizational or management perspectives that tend to dominate the …

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Transnational corporations and strategic challenges : An analysis of knowledge flows and competitive advantage

Ordóñez de Pablos, Patricia - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 6, pp. 544-559

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse knowledge transfers in transnational corporations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a conceptual framework for the analysis of knowledge flow transfers in transnationals. Based on this theoretical framework, the paper...

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Learning‐by‐doing in transnational operations networks : Insights from economic geography

Spring, Martin - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 6, pp. 560-568

review section finds that the learning organization and operations management literatures are at present poorly connected and …

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Collaboration, innovation, and value creation in a global telecom

Allee, Verna; Taug, Jan - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 6, pp. 569-578

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review a systemic organizational change initiative for improving collaboration, innovation and value creation at a global telecom. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a comprehensive internal assessment Telenor identified core issues and...

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Storing and sharing knowledge : Supporting the management of knowledge made explicit in transnational organisations

Coakes, Elayne - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 6, pp. 579-593

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to indicate and illustrate the potential for use of different types of technologies to support knowledge process in transnational organisations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a standard literature review plus illustrations from case...

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Is trust really social capital? Knowledge sharing in product development projects

Bakker, Marloes; Leenders, Roger Th.A.J.; Gabbay, Shaul M. - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 6, pp. 594-605

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to focus on the role of trust in knowledge sharing. Social capital researchers have put forward trust as an important force behind the sharing of knowledge. This study aims to investigate whether trust indeed explains knowledge sharing relationships,...

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Walczak, Steven - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 1

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