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Time and Organizational Learning: A Review and Agenda for Future Research
Author(s) -
Berends Hans,
Antonacopoulou Elena
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of management reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.475
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-2370
pISSN - 1460-8545
DOI - 10.1111/ijmr.12029
Subject(s) - organizational learning , organizational studies , foundation (evidence) , field (mathematics) , knowledge management , organization development , duration (music) , sociology , psychology , political science , computer science , art , mathematics , literature , pure mathematics , law
This paper examines the time dimensions of organizational learning. While several recent studies have addressed aspects of time in relation to organizational learning, the topic of time has received little attention in reviews of the field, and this promising domain of research is fragmented. The objective of this paper is to bring these dispersed conceptualizations and findings together and to provide a more solid conceptual foundation for the time dimensions of organizational learning as a new research avenue. Three sets of mechanisms are discerned: concerning time as duration; the timing of organizational learning; and the role of the past, present and future in organizational learning. Each of these perspectives offers unique insights, which when integrated can help map new directions for future research.