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ERIC Number: EJ1316384
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0969-6474
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Learning Organization as a Framework for Networks' Learning and Collaboration
Dirani, Khalil; Baldauf, Jack; Medina-Cetina, Zenon; Wowk, Katya; Herzka, Sharon; Bello Bolio, Ricardo; Gutierrez Martinez, Victor; Munoz Ubando, Luis Alberto
Learning Organization, v28 n4 p428-443 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use Watkins and Marsick model of a learning organization (1993, 1996), the dimensions of the learning organization questionnaire as a framework for interdisciplinary network collaboration and knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach: The research team used a mixed-methods approach for data collection. Survey data was collected from 181 networks. In addition, data was collected from two focus groups with six participants each. Findings: Results, in general, showed that the learning organization culture could be used as a framework for interdisciplinary network collaboration. In particular, results showed that shared vision, imbedded systems and knowledge sharing were key driving forces required for successful collaboration. Research limitations/implications: Theoretical and practical implications were discussed, and conditions for learning organization culture for networks were established. Originality/value: People in a network era need more than training; they need ongoing, interdisciplinary, collaborative support to solve complex problems. Organizations can only work effectively if barriers to organizational learning were removed. This originality of this paper lies in applying learning organization framework at the network level.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: United States; Mexico
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1841905