Title | Knowledge for sustainable development: the role of knowledge networks & organizational learning |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | Paquette S., Wiseman. E. |
Conference Name | American Conference on Information Systems 2006 Proceedings |
Keywords | Knowledge management, knowledge networks, organizational learning, sustainable development |
URL | http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2006/215 |
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Knowledge for sustainable development: the role of knowledge networks & organizational learning
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Paquette S., Wiseman. E.. 2006. Knowledge for sustainable development: the role of knowledge networks & organizational learning. American Conference on Information Systems 2006 Proceedings.
Aim/objectives:
Discusses the relationship between knowledge networks, stakeholders, knowledge transfer and organizational learning in the context of sustainable development.
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Key Findings:
Knowledge networks involving diverse stakeholders can be viewed as a mechanism for facilitating corporate responsibility in relation to sustainable development. Knowledge transfer and organisational learning are central to these networks. This article views organisational learning as a social process, where organisational behaviour is changed through transfer of knowledge among multiple actors in unique ways. A review of the challenges for knowledge transfer among networks is presented based on theories of knowledge management. From this review, a number of propositions are presented in relation to network interactions between stakeholders and organisations, and their influence on organisational learning and sustainable development. These propositions are posited as a framework from which to focus further research.
Lessons:
Understanding the function of contemporary knowledge networks in guiding appropriate organisational responses to environmental information is a research area in its infancy. This research is critical, however, given the role of networks in generating a conceptual and practical understanding of system interconnectedness at all levels. Adaptive learning relies on these networks and transfer of knowledge as the substance of reflection and change.