2009
DOI: 10.20867/thm.15.2.9
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Managing Organizational Knowledge While Downsizing Organizations∗

Abstract: In this paper we investigate potential influence of organizational downsizing on organizational knowledge and learning. We discuss organizational downsizing in order to show that in large it is an issue of organizational design, and as such, managerial activity that must be coordinated with another - managing organizational knowledge. From this standpoint, we theorize that if these two managerial activities are not coordinated, organizational downsizing can lead to uncontrolled knowledge leakages, which can sh… Show more

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“…Lyles (2003) also focused on knowledge flows and organizational learning. With respect to Serbia, important contributions regarding this topic have been made by several authors (Janicijevic, 2006, Bogićević Milikić and Aleksić, 2006, Babić et al, 2008, Petković and Aleksić Mirić, 2009, Petković et al, 2011. The study of knowledge management is particularly interesting for countries that are still in the process of social and economic transition, such as Serbia.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lyles (2003) also focused on knowledge flows and organizational learning. With respect to Serbia, important contributions regarding this topic have been made by several authors (Janicijevic, 2006, Bogićević Milikić and Aleksić, 2006, Babić et al, 2008, Petković and Aleksić Mirić, 2009, Petković et al, 2011. The study of knowledge management is particularly interesting for countries that are still in the process of social and economic transition, such as Serbia.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The influences from the modern economy place emphasis on knowledge as a factor of competitive advantage. The focus has shifted from organisation's material resources towards employees' skills and competencies and new forms of organisational structure [79]. Numerous research examined how particular organisational design components affect organisations' innovative behaviour.…”
Section: Organisational Designmentioning
confidence: 99%