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Barriers to organizational learning: An integration of theory and research
Author(s) -
Schilling Jan,
Kluge Annette
Publication year - 2009
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/j.1468-2370.2008.00242.x
Subject(s) - organizational learning , foundation (evidence) , knowledge management , sociology , management , psychology , business , political science , computer science , economics , law
This paper develops a theoretical foundation to describe and explain impediments to organizational learning (OL). Based on the expanded 4I model (Crossan et al . 1999. Academy of Management Review , 24 , 522–537), which was further developed by Lawrence et al . (2005. Academy of Management Review , 30 , 180–191), different learning barriers are categorized and discussed with regard to factors complicating or impeding OL. Finally, the paper analyses the impact of particular barriers on different kinds of organizational units, the relationship between OL barriers, single‐loop and double‐loop learning, as well as typical combinations of barriers and their respective impact on organizational performance.