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Reese, Simon; Sidani, Yusuf – Learning Organization, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to provide an overview of the development of learning organization concepts from the perspective of Dr. Michael Marquardt and presents an interesting evolution of his work spanning three decades in the learning organization field. Design/methodology/approach: Through a conversation with a thought-leading scholar, Dr.…
Descriptors: Interviews, Learning Theories, Scholarship, Organizational Change
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Kuyken, Kerstin; Ebrahimi, Mehran; Saives, Anne-Laure – Learning Organization, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to develop a better understanding of intergenerational knowledge transfer (IKT) practices by adopting a context-related and comparative perspective. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case study design involving 83 interviews and non-participative observation in German and Quebec organizations has been chosen.…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Cross Cultural Studies, Case Studies, Interviews
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McQueen, Robert J.; Janson, Annick – Learning Organization, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to examine factors which influence how tacit knowledge is built and applied by client-facing consultants. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative methods (interviews, thematic analysis) were used to gather and analyse data from 15 consultants in an agricultural extension context. Findings: Twenty-six factors about how…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Rural Extension
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Doloriert, Clair; Whitworth, Kieran – Learning Organization, 2011
Purpose: This study aims to explore knowledge management (KM) practice in the "back office" of two English football clubs. Design/methodology/approach: The paper takes the form of a comparative case study of two medium-sized businesses using multi-method data including unstructured interviews, structured questionnaires and document…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Organizational Communication, Team Sports, Clubs
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Pastoors, Katja – Learning Organization, 2007
Purpose: This paper aims to explore consultants' experiences of communities of practice (CoPs) in one of the world's largest information technology companies against organisational strategies. The research focus concerns experiences of formal top-down and underground CoPs. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is an exploratory case study.…
Descriptors: Consultants, Experience, Communities of Practice, Knowledge Management
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Kohlbacher, Florian; Mukai, Kazuo – Learning Organization, 2007
Purpose: This paper aims to explain and analyze community-based corporate knowledge sharing and organizational learning, the actual use of communities in Hewlett Packard (HP) Consulting and Integration (CI) and their role in leveraging and exploiting existing and creating new knowledge. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Learning, Organizations (Groups)
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Wang-Cowham, Cindy – Learning Organization, 2008
Purpose: This paper attempts to examine the issue concerning human resource (HR) structures and the transfer of HR knowledge to discover whether and how HR structure facilitates the transfer of HR knowledge between subsidiaries of an MNC in China. Design/methodology/approach: The investigation, being of an exploratory nature, follows the tradition…
Descriptors: Interviews, Grounded Theory, Corporations, Transfer of Training
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Sondergaard, Susanne; Kerr, Micky; Clegg, Chris – Learning Organization, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to present the empirical findings from a case study in knowledge sharing with the aim of understanding knowledge sharing in a strategic context through a socio-technical approach. Design/methodology/approach: Knowledge sharing facilitators and barriers were examined in a UK owned multinational engineering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Shared Resources and Services, International Organizations
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Herremans, Irene M.; Isaac, Robert G. – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop propositions for empirical validation regarding appropriate management planning and control systems (MPACS) in knowledge-intensive organizations. Design/methodology/approach: The propositions were developed from interviews with members of a knowledge-intensive virtual organization that is known for…
Descriptors: Information Management, Program Validation, Knowledge Management, Social Networks