Within the literature, unlearning as distinct from learning, at both the individual and organisational level, is receiving increased attention. This paper explores unlearning in terms of its relationship to the existing literature on types of knowledge, how unlearning is suggested to occur within different levels of knowledge, and finally the link to individual and organisational learning. This...

Though it is widely acknowledged that both organisational learning and the purchasing of IT products are important areas for study, it is surprising to find that very little research has explicitly linked these two areas together. As a result, the key reason for undertaking this research is to begin to address this gap in the literature by developing a model which is based on a review of the ex...

Address for Correspondence: School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University of Wales, Aberystwyth Aberystwyth SY23 3DD Wales, UK e-mail: [email protected]

The transition from learning on campus to elearning presents many challenges. One of the key challenges is the organisational culture, which may enhance or hinder e-learning implementation. In this chapter, we describe how the organisational culture shapes e-learning use at universities. We compare a School of Business and a School of Health Sciences. It is argued that strategies for e-learning...

In this article we focus on aspects of organisations that they can use to design workplaces in such a way that individual learning and organisational innovation can blossom. Recent studies in this field reported positive associations between organisational characteristics stimulating learning and innovation and performance of the firm. However, it stays unclear which factors are the most promin...

If you enter a room full of NGO staff, and ask them, 'hands up, who thinks organisational learning is important?' you are likely to be greeted by a sea of raised hands. But, if you ask for practical examples of organisational learning, the response would be significantly different you are likely to be met by a sea of blank faces and a sense of jadedness: 'Does it make any difference anyway; is ...

Organisational learning is a method of successfully dealing with continuous change. Emotional aspects of change, however, are not addressed in any detail. In this article, I explore the four branches of emotional intelligence, emotional awareness, emotional facilitation, emotional knowledge and emotional regulation to identify the links between organisational learning and emotional intelligence...

Information technology is seen as a key tool in knowledge management processes. Nevertheless, the presence of information technology neither guarantees knowledge creation, knowledge distribution nor knowledge use. In addition to information technology, a job environment and a culture that encourage sharing and continuous learning should also be created and maintained by management. This paper p...

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