...Frank Cornelissen; Tjip de Jong; Joseph Kessels Purpose This paper aims to propose a framework which connects perspectives on knowledge and learning to various approaches of social networks studies. The purpose is twofold: providing input for the discourse in organizational studies about the way...

...Carol Ann Zulauf Sharicz; Alberto F. de Toni; Fabio Nonino Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the key roles embedded in the informal organizational structure (informal networks) and to outline their contribution in the companies' performance. A major objective of the research...

...Carol Ann Zulauf Sharicz; Sandra Fisser; Marie‐Joëlle Browaeys Purpose Organizations as complex networks aim to survive. The purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative perspective to current organizational challenges by considering team learning as key factor for surviving this turbulent...

... consider it a model for other federal science initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of leadership – and its relationship to perceived effectiveness – in this complex network of counter‐terrorism communities, where parts of the network are functioning better than others. At a more...

...Carol Ann Zulauf Sharicz; Tim Haslett; John Barton; John Stephens; Liz Schell; Jane Olsen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the emergent nature of leadership in a university‐based learning network of mature‐aged practitioner‐scholars. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws...

...Carol Ann Zulauf Sharicz; Klaus‐Peter Schulz; Silke Geithner Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss how communication and cooperation in inter‐organizational networks may bring about organizational learning. A case study of 13 inter‐organizational school networks in Germany is carried out...

... networks offer a powerful tool for organizational learning for all of the involved partners. Inter‐organizational networking has long been the preserve of chambers of commerce, trade associations and business clubs. Learning networks, facilitated by a research group, enable inter‐organizational learning...