Organisational Learning: Conceptual Links to Individual Learning, Learning Organisation and Knowledge Management

• Published in: Journal of information & knowledge management Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 211 - 217
• Main Author: Hoe, Siu Loon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: iKMS & World Scientific Publishing Co 01.09.2007
• Subjects: individual learning; learning organisation; knowledge management; Organisational learning
• ISSN: 0219-6492; 1793-6926
• DOI: 10.1142/S0219649207001779

Organisational learning has over the years been subject of much study by scholars and managers. In the process, the organisational learning concept has been linked to many other knowledge concepts such as individual learning, learning organisation, and knowledge management. This paper draws from existing literature in organisational behaviour, human resource management, marketing, and information management, to further develop the conceptual links between organisational learning and these knowledge concepts. The paper discusses the characteristics of organisational learning and emphasises its link to individual learning, the learning organisation, and knowledge management. It contributes to the conceptual and theoretical understanding of organisational learning and its relationship to these knowledge concepts from a multidisciplinary perspective.