The field of organizational learning has developed dynamically but is not ready for closure. This article reviews the cultural contexts in which research on organizational learning has been conducted since the 1960s, and the intellectual traditions that underpin the field. It traces changes in...

This paper describes experiences with an innovative method to stimulate individual, group and organizational learning in a management context. It highlights the demands placed on management development today and illustrates in detail how the live case workshop method can help meet these demands....

In order to explore the potential contributions that returned expatriates can make towards helping their organizations to better understand and manage culturally diverse and changing conditions, a pilot study was conducted in two German-based companies with a long tradition of international...

Organisationslernen und Wissensmanagement sind in der Organisationsforschung als anerkannte Forschungsbereiche und in der Organisationspraxis zu einem festen Bestandteil von Veränderungsprozessen geworden. Der Beitrag beschreibt die Entwicklung des Feldes und hebt wesentliche Ergebnisse hervor....

The purpose of this article is to explore organizational learning processes by examining how companies learn to do something new, namely downsize, on the basis of a small sample of companies in Europe. In a first step, the range of possible responses to downsizing, as discussed in the...

Sozialbilanzen sind darauf ausgerichtet, die klassische Rechnungslegung und Berichterstattung eines Unternehmens so inhaltlich zu vertiefen und thematisch zu erweitern, dass transparent wird, wie und in welchem Umfang das Unternehmen seine soziale Verantwortung wahrnimmt. Ausgehend von einer...

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relatively recent addition to the agenda in Germany, although the country has a long history of companies practicing social responsibilities. The expectations of society had remained stable for many years, encapsulated in laws, societal...

En 2009, l'Institut pour la Responsabilité Globale d'Audencia Nantes School of Management a organisé un colloque qui a réuni des chercheurs de différentes disciplines et champs du management, sur le thème de l'engagement des parties prenantes. Les chercheurs participants ont ensuite été...

Why do certain firms handle the challenge presented by changes in the social, economic, and political environments better than others? In order to answer this question, a clearer understanding is needed of the process of institutionalizing responsiveness and the factors that influence the...

This article explores the dynamics of the discourse and practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in France to illustrate the interplay between endogenous and exogenous factors in the development of CSR in a country. It shows how the cultural, socioeconomic, and legal traditions...