Journal of Workplace Learning: Volume 15 Issue 6

Do networks learn?

Tauno Keka¨le, Riita Viitala

Introduces the special issue on learning in networks. Attempts to answer whether a network is capable of learning and, if so, how this learning could be described, and asks if it…

Social networks as a source of competitive advantage for the firm

Kristien Van Laere, Aime´ Heene

Globalisation is transforming the competitive environment of small and medium‐sized firms. Because these firms are competing with their larger counterparts in an economy where…

Re‐conceptualising learning spaces: developing capabilities in a high‐tech small firm

Allan Macpherson, Ossie Jones, Michael Zhang, Alison Wilson

Examines the process of managerial learning in a relatively remote rural small‐sized firm. Relational competences and organisational innovation are key to the capture, employment…

Collaborative learning in advanced supply systems: the KLASS pilot project

Ed Rhodes, Ruth Carter

The KLASS project – Knowledge and Learning in Advanced Supply Systems – focused on the automotive and aerospace sectors. It sought to develop collaborative learning networks of…

Organisational learning in a public sector organisation: a case study in muddled thinking

Jan Betts, Rick Holden

Organisational learning practice within the public sector is relatively under researched. This paper draws on case study data from a local authority committed to the creation of a…