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Understanding employee knowledge: the development of an organizational memory scale

Dunham, Annette; Burt, Christopher - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 2, pp. 126-145

Purpose – The aim of this study is to develop a psychometrically sound self-report scale of organizational memory. The scale is planned for use in future research to test the relationship between what employees know and their attitudes to passing on their knowledge. Design/methodology/approach...

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The translocation of organizational practices – knowledge creation in Greenfield Plants

Lindseth Bygdås, Arne - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 2, pp. 83-97

Purpose – The literature on knowledge transfer is dominated by a one-way transmission model logic where knowledge is captured and transferred from one source to another, assuming the source and receiver resemble each other and have some common knowledge. The social learning processes, what is...

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Learning to create sustainable value in turbulent operational contexts: the role of leadership practices

Chew, Eng; Anthony Dovey, Kenneth - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 4, pp. 243-257

Purpose – This paper aims to report on case-study research that explores the role of leadership practices, in particular, in enhancing the capacity of an enterprise to learn to create new value from a diverse range of sources. The capacity to sustain value creation over time, and across...

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Measuring knowledge management performance in industrial enterprises : An exploratory study based on an integrated model

Yin Rebecca Yiu, Man; Fai Pun, Kit - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 5, pp. 310-332

Purpose – This paper aims to discuss an integrated paradigm that aligns the measures of knowledge management (KM) performance to attain corporate goals in organisations. It presents the main findings of an exploratory study on the use of the paradigm and the accompanied self-assessment scheme...

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The explicit dimension: what we could not learn from Polanyi

Grandinetti, Roberto - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 5, pp. 333-346

Purpose – This paper aims to clarify that the link between Michael Polanyi’s tacit knowledge theory and the field of knowledge management research does not withstand in-depth analysis. Second, the paper suggests a way to emerge from the ambiguity that unavoidably results from using the tacit...

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A learning approach to the ethical organization

E. Smith, George; J. Barnes, Kathleen; Harris, Claudia - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 2, pp. 113-125

Purpose – This review explores the parallels between the characteristics of learning organizations and the characteristics of ethical organizations. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the literature was conducted to examine the characteristics of learning organizations and those that...

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Stepping into the emptiness : Scaffolding in organizational transition

Kokkonen, Juhana - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 3, pp. 193-205

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to analyze the personal challenges of a change agent, namely, a catalyst, attempting to promote organizational change in a hybrid and complex educational organization. The study mirrors subjective experiences with classic bureaucracy research and the...

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Team performance in learning organizations: mediating effect of employee engagement

Hoon Song, Ji; Hun Lim, Doo; Gu Kang, In; Kim, Woocheol - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 5, pp. 290-309

organizational factors affecting team performance improvement, including the learning organization and employee engagement. In … assumption tests. Results support that cultural aspects of the learning organization in Korean for-profit firms positively and … directly affect the employee engagement, whereas cultural aspects of the learning organization positively affect team …

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Knowledge assimilation by employees in learning organizations : The case of safety training in a day camp

Marcus, Tali; Shoham, Snunith - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 6, pp. 350-368

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the factors related to the employee as an individual, that affect the quality and level of the individual’s assimilation of knowledge (AOK) which is transmitted by way of organizational learning. Design/methodology/approach – All subjects...

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Exploring the relationship between the knowledge creation process and intellectual capital in the pharmaceutical industry

Mehralian, Gholamhossein; A. Nazari, Jamal; Akhavan, Peyman - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 4, pp. 258-273

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the relationship between knowledge creation and intellectual capital (IC) through an empirical study in the pharmaceutical industry. In the current economy, knowledge and IC are considered as the most important organizational assets and are the key...

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