REFLECTIONS ON THE 2009 AMR DECADE AWARD: DO WE HAVE A THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING?

Having received the "Decade Award" for the most cited AMR article from the past decade, we reflect on how our framework of organizational learning (OL) has been used in subsequent research and whether a theory of OL has emerged. Our citation review revealed that although some of the subseq...

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Published in:	The Academy of Management review Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 446 - 460
Main Authors:	CROSSAN, MARY M., MAURER, CARA C., WHITE, RODERICK E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Briarcliff Manor Academy of Management 01-07-2011
Subjects:	Canada Cognition Conceptual frameworks Evolutionary epistemology Evolutionary theories International Knowledge management Learning Learning theory Management Management science Multilevel models Ontological pluralism Organization theory Organizational behaviour Organizational learning Social evolution Studies Systems theory
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Summary:	Having received the "Decade Award" for the most cited AMR article from the past decade, we reflect on how our framework of organizational learning (OL) has been used in subsequent research and whether a theory of OL has emerged. Our citation review revealed that although some of the subsequent research has added to the original work, the challenge to develop an accepted theory remains unrealized. We offer promising directions for developing a theory of OL.
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ISSN:	0363-7425 1930-3807
DOI:	10.5465/AMR.2011.61031806