Enablers of Organisational Learning, Knowledge Management, and Innovation Among Members of a Geographically Dispersed Team

Enablers of Organisational Learning, Knowledge Management, and Innovation Among Members of a Geographically Dispersed Team
Author: Preethi Kesavan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2017
Genre: Communication in organizations
ISBN:

Abstract: "The aim of this research is to build theory about the enablers of organisational learning (OL), knowledge management (KM), and innovation among members of a geographically dispersed team working in an educational organisation. Several recent studies have been found to scientifically examine that KM is an important driving factor influencing learning and subsequently innovativeness in an organisation. Although recent studies have examined the drivers to innovation, more needs to be explored about the enablers of OL, KM, and innovation among members of a geographically dispersed team in organisations. This study addressed the aim of the research by putting forward an integrated discussion extending substantive theory as well as providing input into developing theories of innovation. The study used grounded theory as methodology."

Enablers of Organisational Learning, Knowledge Management, and Innovation

Enablers of Organisational Learning, Knowledge Management, and Innovation
Author: Preethi Kesavan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2020-11-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811597936

This book establishes constructivist, interpretivist, and linguistic approaches based on conventions about the nature of qualitative and text data, the author’s influence on text interpretation, and the validity checks used to justify text interpretations. Vast quantities of text and qualitative data in organizations often go unexplored. Text analytics outlined in this book allow readers to understand the process of converting unstructured text data into meaningful data for analysis in order to measure employee opinions, feedback, and reviews through sentiment analysis to support fact-based decision making. The methods involve using NVivo and RapidMiner software to perform lexical analysis, categorization, clustering, pattern recognition, tagging, annotation, memo creation, information extraction, association analysis, and visualization. The methodological approach in the book uses innovation theory as a sensitizing concept to lay the foundation for the analysis of research data, suggesting approaches for empirical exploration of organizational learning, knowledge management, and innovation practices amongst geographically dispersed individuals and team members. Based on data obtained from a private educational organization that has offices dispersed across Asia through focus group discussions and interviews on these topics, the author highlights the need for integrating organizational learning, knowledge management, and innovation to improve organizational performance, exploring perspectives on collective relationships and networks, organizational characteristics and structures, and tacit and overt values which influence such innovation initiatives. In the process, the author puts forward a new theory which is built on three themes: relationship and networks, knowledge sharing mechanisms, and the role of social cognitive schema that facilitate emergent learning, knowledge management, and innovation.

Enabling Success Through Learning and Knowledge Sharing

Enabling Success Through Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Author: Adam Krob and Emily Dunn
Publisher: Association for Talent Development
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2014-07-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1607282542

The demand for knowledge is increasing every day, as is the sheer volume of knowledge that is available to an organization and its team members. At the same time, organizations are facing the retirement of significant numbers of their knowledge workers. These realities are making it critical to reduce time to competency. To bring team members up to speed quickly and help them work independently, the learning and knowledge teams must work together effectively. This issue of TD at Work will: • Provide an overview of the current situation of how learning and knowledge management teams work together. • Identify key forces driving both teams to change. • Present a strategy for building a partnership focused on delivering faster time to competency.

Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business: Enhancing Digitally Connected Environments

Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business: Enhancing Digitally Connected Environments
Author: Smith, Peter A. C.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2013-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466628375

As global business systems are becoming ever more complex and they continue to grow and expand, it is increasingly more difficult to stand out as an effective and efficient leader. Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business: Enhancing Digitally Connected Environments describes various models on how to become an outstanding leader in today’s rapidly growing global business environments. This book seeks to provide positive instruction which illuminates a practical path to becoming a successful leader in such large and competitive markets. The approach is consistent with any existing leadership development program, or it may be undertaken as an individual initiative.

Knowledge Networks

Knowledge Networks
Author: Paul M. Hildreth
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 159140200X

Knowledge Networks: Innovation Through Communities of Practice explores the inner workings of an organizational, internationally distributed Community of Practice. The book highlights the weaknesses of the 'traditional' KM approach of 'capture-codify-store' and asserts that communities of practice are recognized as groups where soft (knowledge that cannot be captured) knowledge is created and sustained. Readers will gain insight into a period the life of a distributed international community of practice by following the members as they work, meet, collaborate, interact and socialize.

Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning

Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning
Author: William R. King
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2009-06-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 144190011X

Knowledge management (KM) is a set of relatively-new organizational activities that are aimed at improving knowledge, knowledge-related practices, organizational behaviors and decisions and organizational performance. KM focuses on knowledge processes—knowledge creation, acquisition, refinement, storage, transfer, sharing and utilization. These processes support organizational processes involving innovation, individual learning, collective learning and collaborative decision-making. The “intermediate outcomes” of KM are improved organizational behaviors, decisions, products, services, processes and relationships that enable the organization to improve its overall performance. Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning presents some 20 papers organized into five sections covering basic concepts of knowledge management; knowledge management issues; knowledge management applications; measurement and evaluation of knowledge management and organizational learning; and organizational learning.

Working Together Apart? Building a Knowledge-Sharing Culture for Global Virtual Teams

Working Together Apart? Building a Knowledge-Sharing Culture for Global Virtual Teams
Author: Norhayati Zakaria
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre:
ISBN:

A new impetus for greater knowledge-sharing among team members needs to be emphasized due to the emergence of a significant new form of working known as 'global virtual teams'. As information and communication technologies permeate every aspect of organizational life and impact the way teams communicate, work and structure relationships, global virtual teams require innovative communication and learning capabilities for different team members to effectively work together across cultural, organizational and geographical boundaries. Whereas information technology-facilitated communication processes rely on technologically advanced systems to succeed, the ability to create a knowledge-sharing culture within a global virtual team rests on the existence (and maintenance) of intra-team respect, mutual trust, reciprocity and positive individual and group relationships. Thus, some of the inherent questions we address in our paper are: (1) what are the cross-cultural challenges faced by global virtual teams?; (2) how do organizations develop a knowledge sharing culture to promote effective organizational learning among culturally-diverse team members? and; (3) what are some of the practices that can help maximize the performance of global virtual teams? We conclude by examining ways that global virtual teams can be more effectively managed in order to reach their potential in this new interconnected world and put forward suggestions for further research.

Marketing in the Cyber Era: Strategies and Emerging Trends

Marketing in the Cyber Era: Strategies and Emerging Trends
Author: Ghorbani, Ali
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2013-12-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466648651

The growth of new technologies, internet, virtualization, and the globalization of production and consumption has given focus on new marketing strategies in the cyber era. This has shaped a demand for an innovative conceptual framework for the marketing industry. Marketing in the Cyber Era: Strategies and Emerging Trends brings together best practices and innovative approaches for effective marketing in today’s economy. Stressing the importance of structure, strategy, leadership, and marketing in the Cyber Era; this book is a useful tool for upper-level students, researchers, academicians, professionals and practitioners, scientists, and executive managers of marketing in profit and non-profit organizations.