Exploratory Study of Organizational Learning Network Within a Spanish High-Tech Company

Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci, časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu - Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics, Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2008, pp. 257-277

22 Pages Posted: 22 May 2013

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Jesús David Sánchez de Pablo González del Campo

Fátima Guadamillas-Gómez

University of Castilla-La Mancha - Faculty of Law and Social Sciences

Vlado Dimovski

University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics

Miha Škerlavaj

BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour; University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics, Department of Management and Organization

Date Written: December 19, 2008

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

JEL Classification: M12, D83, D85

Suggested Citation

Sánchez de Pablo González del Campo, Jesús David and Guadamillas-Gómez, Fátima and Dimovski, Vlado and Skerlavaj, Miha and Skerlavaj, Miha, Exploratory Study of Organizational Learning Network Within a Spanish High-Tech Company (December 19, 2008). Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci, časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu - Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics, Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2008, pp. 257-277, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2268449

Fátima Guadamillas-Gómez

University of Castilla-La Mancha - Faculty of Law and Social Sciences ( email )

Cobertizo San Pedro Mártir
Toledo, 45071
Spain

Vlado Dimovski

University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics ( email )

Kardeljeva ploscad 17
Ljubljana, 1000
Slovenia

Miha Skerlavaj

BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour ( email )

Nydalsveien 37
Oslo, 0442
Norway

HOME PAGE: http://www.bi.edu

University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics, Department of Management and Organization ( email )

Kardeljeva ploscad 17
Ljubljana, 1000
Slovenia

HOME PAGE: http://www.ef.uni-lj.si/en

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