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Creating a ba for generating self‐transcending knowledge

Alexander Kaiser (Professor at the Institute for Information Business, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria)
Birgit Fordinal (Research and Teaching Assistant at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria)

Journal of Knowledge Management

ISSN: 1367-3270

Article publication date: 26 October 2010

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new type of ba, called “vocation ba” and to describe the main aspects of this type of ba as well as its methods.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper reviews the literature in the field of self‐transcending knowledge and the concept of ba and shows the main aspects for the design of a new methodology and framework. Additionally it analyzes experiences with the new method from several case studies.

Findings

First the concept of vocation ba describes a space on the individual level as well as on the collective level for the generation of self‐transcending knowledge. Second the method of Vocation‐coachingWaVe is a helpful method within the vocation ba. The experiences with these two new concepts from several case studies are very encouraging.

Research limitations/implications

The number of case studies at the collective level is still limited, as the authors have been working with the method of Vocation‐coachingWaVe at the collective level for two years. At the moment further research is done in larger systems.

Practical implications

This study gives insight and information about the method of Vocation‐coachingWaVe and the concept of vocation ba.

Originality/value

The paper presents one of the few studies, which theoretically and practically deals with the aspect of self‐transcending knowledge in the context of vision development processes and knowledge‐based management on the individual level as well as on the collective level. The method of Vocation‐coachingWaVe at the collective level is a continuous approach of a bottom‐up vision development process.

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Citation

Kaiser, A. and Fordinal, B. (2010), "Creating a ba for generating self‐transcending knowledge", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 14 No. 6, pp. 928-942. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673271011084943

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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