... of epistemological beliefs, learning and distributed cognition, and is organized via the mechanism of propositional control, which suggests that attitudes or beliefs largely drive one’s behaviors. This paper also explores how epistemological belief systems may influence behavior processes at work. Findings...

...Goran D. Putnik; Marie‐Joëlle Browaeys; Sandra Fisser Purpose The aim of the paper is to contribute to the discussion of treating the concepts of lean and agile in isolation or combination by presenting an alternative view from complexity thinking on these concepts, considering an epistemological...

...Kaj U. Koskinen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe project‐based companies' knowledge production and memory development with the help of autopoietic epistemology. Design/methodology/approach The discussion first defines the concept of a project‐based company. Then the discussion...

... the absent epistemological foundation of what is being managed in his seven schools of knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach For each of the seven schools, the paper explores three related issues: the role of knowledge management systems in mediating between individual knowers...

...Joseph Firestone; Marl W. McElroy; William P. Hall Purpose To develop a biological approach to the analysis of learning organisations based on complexity theory, autopoiesis, and evolutionary epistemology. Design/methodology/approach This paper synthesises ideas from disciplines ranging from...

... on the Cartesian epistemology – do not match with the cultural complexity, since it simplifies too much to be satisfying. This paper proposes a new paradigm called “complexity thinking” which seems to be more appropriate for studying culture in organizations. Furthermore, the paper outlines the concepts...