Original scientific paper

Exploratory study of organizational learning network within a Spanish high-tech company

Jesús David Sánchez de Pablo González del Campo orcid.org/0000-0002-0914-0902 ; Faculty of Chemistry, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
Fátima Guadamillas Gómez ; Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Vlado Dimovski orcid.org/0000-0002-2545-3167 ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Miha Škerlavaj orcid.org/0000-0002-1977-9283 ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

The paper presents an exploratory study of the intra-organizational learning network in the context of a Spanish high-tech company. It expands the generalization of the network perspective to intra-organizational learning. Based on an exploratory social network analysis, we formulated four propositions that will be developed and contrasted in a later confirmatory study. First, the exploratory analysis demonstrates the importance of industry experience and tenure within the company as a common denominator of most central employees within learning networks. Second, similarity in terms of experiential level breeds mutual learning. Third, complementarity of knowledge is important for the formation of learning ties. Fourth, physical proximity creates opportunities to learn. Future research will need to test these four propositions in a confirmatory study.

Keywords

Organizational learning; social network analysis; intra-organizational learning network

Hrčak ID:

30573

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/30573

Publication date:

19.12.2008.

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