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The Cognitive and Behavioural Dimensions of Organizational Learning in a Merger: an Empirical Study[Note 1. Address for reprints: Frédéric Leroy, Corporate Strategy Department, Nantes ...]
Author(s) -
Leroy Frédéric,
Ramanantsoa Bernard
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of management studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.398
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1467-6486
pISSN - 0022-2380
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6486.00076
Subject(s) - organizational learning , knowledge management , tacit knowledge , empirical research , cognition , psychology , business , experiential learning , computer science , mathematics education , epistemology , philosophy , neuroscience
This paper addresses the links between cognitive and behavioural learning at both a theoretical and empirical level. An integrative model is developed which identifies a number of conceptually distinct learning modes and which incorporates the tacit aspect of knowledge. An empirical illustration of this model is provided in the form of a case study of a merger of two companies in the BSN‐Danone Group. Mergers provide firms with opportunities for shared learning but this study also identifies several barriers to learning. The managerial implications of an integrated approach to organizational learning are also discussed.