The Learning Organization: Volume 11 Issue 4/5

Learning in strategic alliances: A Vygotskian perspective

Abhijit Ghosh

Although organizational learning occurs through individuals, it would be a mistake to conclude that organizational learning is nothing but the cumulative result of their members'…

Principles for designing pragmatic knowledge management systems

Steven A. Cavaleri

Knowledge management continues to evolve as a discipline, yet even basic features that define a discipline have to be established. Developing a shared understanding of core…

External communities of practice and relational capital

Frank W. Dewhurst, Juan G. Cegarra Navarro

External communities of practice are groups formed by company clients and employees based on common interests, commitment, mutual trust and collaboration whose members regularly…

Intellectual capital in Egyptian software firms

Ahmed Seleim, Ahmed Ashour, Nick Bontis

The distribution of knowledge around the world varies significantly with developed countries possessing most of the world's current intellectual capital (IC) compared to…

Measuring strategic value‐drivers for managing intellectual capital

S. Bose, K.B. Oh

In an evolving business environment characterised by globalisation and a challenging competitive paradigm, it is imperative for strategic management processes to focus on the…

Measurement and application of intellectual capital in Turkey

F. Tunc Bozbura

The purpose of this paper is to define the elements of intellectual capital of firms in Turkey and to empirically investigate the relationship between intellectual capital and…

Downsizing – intellectual capital performance anorexia or enhancement?

S. Mitchell Williams

The objective of this paper is to investigate if downsizing contributes to, or impedes, a firm's intellectual capital performance (ICE) based on a longitudinal analysis of 56…

Intellectual capital and new public management: Reintroducing enterprise

Jan Mouritsen, Stefan Thorbjørnsen, Per N. Bukh, Mette R. Johansen

The paper reports on public sector organisations'/institutions' work to develop knowledge management and intellectual capital statements. Building on experiences collected during…

Reconciling the rigor‐relevance dilemma in intellectual capital research

Daniel Andriessen

This paper raises the issue of research methodology for intellectual capital and other types of management research by focusing on the dilemma of rigour versus relevance. The more…

Understanding the Knowledgeable Organisation: Nurturing Knowledge Competence

Roger Collins