... and places the articles in context. Findings Companies today operate within a highly uncertain business environment that can impact on the effectiveness of organizational learning. A focus on open-ended unlearning is potentially a suitable alternative approach which is based on the assumption...

... and places the articles in context. Findings The overall capability of an organization to learn can be enhanced further through unlearning and relearning. However, the relationship between these latter constructs is subject to considerable debate and their precise contribution to the learning process...

... transfer Organizational learning Unlearning Adaptive and generative learning OL is a function of learning from environmental disturbances (Cyert and March, 1963 ; Fiol and Lyles, 1985 ; Simon, 1996). OL is a function of learning from individual members (Argyris and Schön, 1978 ; March...

... if they prevented organizational change. The conclusions could be of great practical use for managers. They provide useful guidelines and strategies on how to reduce the disruptive effects of accidental forgetting and also how to plan intentional forgetting, a process known as “managed unlearning”. Practical...

.... As described earlier, “unlearning cynicism” can help contribute to positive beliefs, affect and behaviors – another perspective of employee well-being. Nobin Thomas is Assistant Professor at Department of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, Indian Institute of Management Indore...

..., most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. Organizational learning Change Unlearning Crises Many businesses have discovered to their cost that learning, all too often, invites complacency to rear its ugly head. Organizations become experts...