Evidence for the network perspective on organizational learning

Pahor, Marko; Škerlavaj, Miha; Dimovski, Vlado

doi:10.1002/asi.20912

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“…Members of a variety of social networks would have different tenure homophily, dependent upon when they joined a given social network. Pahor, Škerlavaj, and Dimovski [2008] find a significant influence of tenure homophily on the formation of social ties among people within the organizational context. In a study of online game interactions, Huang, Shen, Williams, and Contractor [2009] find that online gamers were more willing to interact and play with others who had similar tenure in terms of their experience in playing the game.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 80%

A Multilevel Investigation of Participation Within Virtual Health Communities

Kordzadeh

Liu

et al. 2014

CAIS

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Virtual health communities are a major channel through which health consumers share health-related knowledge and/or exchange social support with their peers. These virtual environments can be a form of, or a potential component of, integrated Patient-centered e-Health (PCEH) applications, which represent emerging healthcare information systems that emphasize the role of patients and revolve around providing patient-focus, patient-activity, and patient-empowerment services. Because of the collaborative nature of virtual health communities, user participation is a critical factor for community growth and prosperity. In this study, we examine user participation at the individual and group (thread) levels. At the individual level, we investigate the impact of reciprocity and homophily (similarity of user characteristics such as age, gender, and tenure) on user participation within virtual health communities. At the thread level, we study the role of highly active users (power users) as thread initiators as well as the role of thread initiators' participation on the overall thread vibrancy. To do so, we analyzed 2,176 threads initiated by 130 users and 1,947 messages exchanged between these users and their peers. Our results support short-term reciprocity, but refute the positive relationship associated with long-term reciprocity. Among homophily hypotheses, our results support gender homophily, but not age or tenure homophily. At the thread level our findings suggest that a discussion thread is vibrant if the thread initiator is a power user or participates actively within the thread. These findings have important implications for future research and practice in PCEH applications.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 80%

A Multilevel Investigation of Participation Within Virtual Health Communities

Kordzadeh

Liu

et al. 2014

CAIS

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“…Continuing professional development consists of both formal and informal learning related to intellectual, personal and social domains (De Laat, Schreurs, & Nijland, 2014), and can be seen as a "non-linear ongoing process rather than as an outcome of linear, one off training events" (Varga-Atkins, O'Brien, Burton, Campbell, & Qualter, 2010, p.42). In addition continuing professional development can be seen as "a flow of acquired knowledge, as well as participation in a learning community" (Pahor, Škerlavaj, & Dimovski, 2008). Notwithstanding the proven significance of informal learning communities, continuing professional development of teachers is almost always approached in a mainly formal manner (Villegas-Reimers, 2003;Darling-Hammond, Wei, Andree, Richardson, & Orphanos, 2009).…”

Section: Greater Use Of Formal and Informal Learning For Cpdmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Virtual Learning Environment Faculty Continuing Professional Development - Networked Learning Communities” A Critical Literature Review

O'Toole

2019

telji

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This paper presents the results of a small-scale research study examining the professional practice of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) faculty, who are encouraged to network and learn, establish on-going relationships with both their fellow faculty and those in other institutions, share knowledge, experience, resources and foster good practice for continuing professional development (CPD). It considers whether the group of faculty would benefit from the establishment of a networked learning community, supported by their educational institution for continuing professional development. Using an integrative literature review, it provides a review of existing research literature related to professional development of VLE faculty within networked learning communities. Findings indicate that although networked learning communities have positive influences for CPD including enhanced social learning processes, greater use of formal and informal learning, learning across barriers in time and space and increased levels of interaction, challenges remain that can hinder continuing professional development. It concludes that a networked learning community could be piloted with a sub-group of VLE faculty at a chosen HEI and that further qualitative and quantitative research could be conducted.

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“…Homophily refers to the socio-psychological tendency for people to associate with others who are similar to them, i.e., share beliefs and values, or who are accessible because they share social strata or physical locations (McPherson et al 2001). Even among organizations communication of information tends to follow homophilous patterns in organizational attributes, e.g., shared ideology and power-seeking rationales, and geographic locations (Pahor et al 2008, Škerlavaj et al 2010a, Henry 2011. Homophily can also reflect Ecology and Society 22(1): 23 http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol22/iss1/art23/ power-seeking rationales, as in the case of organizations with similar goals interacting to leverage each other's resources and form more powerful coalitions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Resource seeking reflects the tendency to search for additional or rare information and resources (Lin 1999, Borgatti andCross 2003). Resource seeking is a common driver of the structure of policy networks (Pahor et al 2008(Pahor et al , Škerlavaj et al 2010a(Pahor et al , 2010b. In network analysis, resource seeking is exhibited when actors in one group reach out to others for information or resources more frequently than would be expected by chance.…”

Section: Influences On Network Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Capacity to adapt to environmental change: evidence from a network of organizations concerned with increasing wildfire risk

Fischer¹,

Jasny²

2017

E&S

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ABSTRACT. Because wildfire size and frequency are expected to increase in many forested areas in the United States, organizations involved in forest and wildfire management could arguably benefit from working together and sharing information to develop strategies for how to adapt to this increasing risk. Social capital theory suggests that actors in cohesive networks are positioned to build trust and mutual understanding of problems and act collectively to address these problems, and that actors engaged with diverse partners are positioned to access new information and resources that are important for innovation and complex problem solving. We investigated the patterns of interaction within a network of organizations involved in forest and wildfire management in Oregon, USA, for evidence of structural conditions that create opportunities for collective action and learning. We used descriptive statistical analysis of social network data gathered through interviews to characterize the structure of the network and exponential random graph modeling to identify key factors in the formation of network ties. We interpreted our findings through the lens of social capital theory to identify implications for the network's capacity to engage in collective action and complex problem-solving about how to adapt to environmental change. We found that tendencies to associate with others with similar management goals, geographic emphases, and attitudes toward wildfire were strong mechanisms shaping network structure, potentially constraining interactions among organizations with diverse information and resources and limiting opportunities for learning and complex problem-solving needed for adaptation. In particular, we found that organizations with fire protection and forest restoration goals comprised distinct networks despite sharing concern about the problem of increasing wildfire risk.

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Evidence for the network perspective on organizational learning

Cited by 26 publications

References 32 publications

A Multilevel Investigation of Participation Within Virtual Health Communities

A Multilevel Investigation of Participation Within Virtual Health Communities

“Virtual Learning Environment Faculty Continuing Professional Development - Networked Learning Communities” A Critical Literature Review

Capacity to adapt to environmental change: evidence from a network of organizations concerned with increasing wildfire risk

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