TY - JOUR
T1 - Where do we go...! A meta-theoretical analysis of learning and the small firm
AU - Higgins, David
AU - Mirza, Mohammed
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - The subject area of organisational learning have seen important growth in both business and academic worlds, however, the literature-based faces various problems, the most striking of these problems is the theoretical confusion and diversity of perspectives on the subject. This makes finding a point of departure in the literature base highly problematic. The paper seeks to provide an amalgamation of literature in order to develop a coherent and more practical understanding of the related concepts, setting out to develop an understanding of the field in the context of the small firm. The analysis seeks to highlight current theoretical and empirical gaps from the epistemological and ontological principles which underpin the small firms understanding of learning, knowledge and the relationship between them.
AB - The subject area of organisational learning have seen important growth in both business and academic worlds, however, the literature-based faces various problems, the most striking of these problems is the theoretical confusion and diversity of perspectives on the subject. This makes finding a point of departure in the literature base highly problematic. The paper seeks to provide an amalgamation of literature in order to develop a coherent and more practical understanding of the related concepts, setting out to develop an understanding of the field in the context of the small firm. The analysis seeks to highlight current theoretical and empirical gaps from the epistemological and ontological principles which underpin the small firms understanding of learning, knowledge and the relationship between them.
KW - Knowledge
KW - Learning
KW - Organisational knowledge
KW - Organisational learning
KW - Organisational learning perspectives
KW - Organizational knowledge perspectives
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80054105732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJIL.2011.043094
DO - 10.1504/IJIL.2011.043094
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80054105732
VL - 10
SP - 327
EP - 349
JO - International Journal of Innovation and Learning
JF - International Journal of Innovation and Learning
SN - 1471-8197
IS - 4
ER -