... learning. Specifically, the process themes included transformation of organizational process and structure, participative leadership, reciprocal power relations, learning culture and transparent information sharing. The outcome themes included collective knowledge creation, development of a new system...

... to be considered in terms of work organization. The interviewees highlight work and human factors as important for technology implementation, which includes workers tasks, skills, nature of work, human resources development, hiring process and organizations strategies. It was also found that knowledge sharing...

... such integration could be performed. 15 01 2022 12 05 2022 14 06 2022 30 06 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Learning organizations Sustainability Stakeholder Context Human resource management Knowledge...

... explanatory nature of ambidexterity to frame innovative working. Research limitations/implications Although the framework’s usefulness for innovative working is subject to future studies, the implementation, validation and results of the framework in pilot research may contribute to the body of knowledge...

...-use rights only Learning organizations Knowledge Learning processes Teaching organizations In 1996, Robert French and John Bazalgette posed the following rhetorical question regarding the existing literature on learning organizations: Has “teaching” been ousted by “learning...

...Nadine Newman; Dunstan Newman Purpose – The paper aims to focus on the issues relating to the concepts of knowledge management (KM) and the learning organization and discusses the relationship between these concepts and the issues of power and control. It looks at Coopey’s (1998) critical review...

...Cathrine Filstad Purpose – The purpose of the study is to investigate the characteristics and interrelations between informal communities of practice and formal networks of practice and its consequences for learning and new knowledge at work. Design/methodology/approach – A case study...

...Gianfranco Minati; Gianfranco Minati Purpose This article aims to outline the scope of this Special Issue and of the six papers. Design/methodology/approach The paper outlines the concepts and approaches within the knowledge domain which are the focus of the present issue and themes...

...Gianfranco Minati; Gianfranco Minati Purpose The purpose of this research is to make evident the inadequateness of concepts and language based on industrial knowledge still used in current practices by managers to cope with problems of the post‐industrial societies characterised by non‐linear...

.../methodology/approach The articles in this special issue were first presented at the standing working group on “Practice‐based Studies of Knowledge and Innovation in Workplaces” of the European Group for Organizational Studies, and will therefore provide the background to PBS and an idea of its methodology...