In this paper we argue that in order to analyse firm governance we need to reappraise the nature of the firm. Based on Austrian and Marshallian categories we consider the firm as a processor of production and knowledge, whose governance is implemented through the cooperative actions of...

This article describes the process of acquiring external knowledge through technical visits and its role in institutionalizing the external control practices of the Brazilian Federal Audit Tribunal. Technical field visits made by the entity from 1998 to 2004 are identified and described. The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give concrete ideas to the development of MPA programmes in the light of the changing public sector. Following the introduction of ideas and practices from New Public Management, public managers face new requirements. The paper aims to deal with some...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the intersection of learning theory and leadership development by developing a conceptual framework and applying it to an exemplar case. Design/methodology/approach – First, the conceptual framework was developed through extant literature...

Purpose – Dramatic changes are constantly shaping the business world. Business in such bizarre settings requires shooting on moving targets. The need to constantly rejuvenate organizations for enduring strategic advantage mandates an out‐and‐out adoption of the learn‐unlearn‐relearn...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Special Issue; to provide a practitioner's retrospective views of the learning organization concept; and to comment on the status of The Learning Organization journal. Design/methodology/approach – The approach adopted involves...

Purpose – Findings by leadership researcher Robert J. Thomas suggest that organizations reconsider what they know about how successful leaders actually learn. In an interview Thomas aims to explain what he means by crucible experiences and how leaders learn from them....