High-impact learning: Building and diffusing learning capability

Organizational Culture as the Glue between People and Organization: A Competence-based View on Learning and Competence Building

“…It is helpful to motivate people to question their current assumptions, to be inquisitive and to strive for creative observations (Argyris/Schön 1978;Bass 1998). An activation of the willingness to experiment further increases intuiting (Ulrich et al 1993). McGill/Slocum (1993) emphasize the importance of questioning existing knowledge with the catchphrase 'unlearning'.…”

To Continue Prospecting: Performance Implications of Combinative Capabilities and Explorative Learning

“…In order for learning to happen, appropriate conditions and managerial processes are required for effective learning to occur (Ulrich, Jick and Von Glinow, 1993). The importance of combinative capabilities in developing absorptive capacity (Cohen and Levinthal, 1990) explains the mediating effect of combinative capabilities on explorative learning.…”

The impact of leader self-efficacy on the characteristics of work teams

“…These dimensions are: the commitment by management, a systems perspective, openness and experimentation, and knowledge integration and transfer. The first dimension, the commitment by management, refers to the fact that management must recognize the importance of learning, developing a culture that promotes the acquisition, creation and transfer of knowledge as fundamental values (Stata, 1989;McGill et al, 1992;Garvin, 1993;Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995) and articulating a strategic vision of learning, making it, in turn, a central element (Ulrich, Von Glinow & Jick, 1993;Slocum, McGill & Lei, 1994;Nevis, DiBella & Gould, 1995;Hult & Ferrell, 1997).…”