The Learning Organization: Volume 19 Issue 5

How does learning intent affect interlocking directorates dynamic?

Michele Simoni, Rosa Caiazza

Literature on board interlocks agrees that these inter‐organizational ties are effective channels to exchange information and share knowledge. However, studies that consider the…

From learning organization to learning community: Sustainability through lifelong learning

Judith Kearney, Ortrun Zuber‐Skerritt

This paper aims to: extend the concept of “The learning organization” to “The learning community”, especially disadvantaged communities; demonstrate how leaders in a migrant…

The role of facilitators in project action learning implementation

Rui Cao, Kong Bieng Chuah, Yiu Chung Chau, Kar Fai Kwong, Mo Yin Law

This paper addresses the importance of a more proactive role of organizational learning (OL) facilitators, learning motivation reinforcer, through a two‐part longitudinal study in…

Learning creativity in the client‐agency relationship

Taewon Suh, Jae C. Jung, Bruce L. Smith

This study aims to investigate creativity‐related determinants of learning in the context of business‐to‐business services and client‐agency relationships.

Protective capacity and absorptive capacity: Managing the balance between retention and creation of knowledge‐based resources

Jim Andersén

In order to understand the pros and cons of an open organization regarding the flow of knowledge between firms, this paper introduces the concept of “protective capacity”. The…