Exploring knowledge creation processes as a source of organizational learning: A longitudinal case study of a public innovation project

Jacob Brix

Scandinavian Journal of Management, 2017, vol. 33, issue 2, 113-127

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to reestablish the link between theories of organizational learning and knowledge creation – theories that in research, have been pursued as independent themes for almost two decades. Based on the literature review, I build a framework that proposes how the two streams of literature complement each other, how they are similar, and how they are different. To understand the framework’s empirical applicability, I utilize it as a theoretical lens to study an innovation project in a Danish public service organization. Based on a longitudinal and participatory research strategy, I build eight propositions that are used to discuss and extend the organizational learning and knowledge creation literatures and to justify the framework’s applicability. Finally, I present the managerial implications and the conclusions of the study.

Keywords: Organizational learning; Knowledge creation; Opportunity recognition; Innovation management; Case study; Public service organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2017.05.001

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