Study of the process of organisational learning in software firms in India

Mehra, Kavita; Dhawan, Sunil K.

doi:10.1016/s0166-4972(01)00089-x

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“…The preoccupation with organizational relationships and systems is again evident in the third of the knowledge fields, the SME institutional framework, since it is evident that policy interventions have been targeted at building ‘learning architectures’. Government agencies, however, were not necessarily seen by entrepreneurs and managers as providing relevant or credible advice (Mehra and Dhawan 2003). Rather than get involved in this role directly, the research suggests that governments should encourage peer to peer networks and professional networks (Lagace and Bourgault 2003; Oakey and Cooper 1991).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This requires an understanding that necessitates such approaches as: work‐based rather than off‐site learning to emphasize relevance; maintaining an onus on the owner‐manager to direct their own learning; the use of mentors as advisers intimate with business problems; and, finally, the encouragement of peer networks. As to what such architecture consists of, Mehra and Dhawan's (2003) study identifies components which include: a base line of organizational financial ‘health’; the willingness of the management to pursue innovation; an ability to interact with others and so build networks; for the management to be more accepting of risk and an ability to change direction should circumstances demand. As Morrison and Bergin‐Seers (2002) suspect, none of these requires explicit, generic, formal, off‐the‐peg advice.…”

Section: Studies Of Knowledge Use In Smesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“… Policy initiatives can support network development, even across national boundaries (Cook and Wills 1999). Policy designed to build ‘learning architectures’ for SMEs that enables them to learn experientially is viewed as a useful role for government, but this activity works best when done indirectly through intermediaries (Mehra and Dhawan 2003; Morrison and Bergin‐Seers 2002; Pittaway et al. 2004; Swan and Newell 1995).…”

Section: Studies Of Knowledge Use In Smesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2) Policy designed to build 'learning architectures' for SMEs that enables them to learn experientially is viewed as a useful role for government, but this activity works best when done indirectly through intermediaries (Mehra and Dhawan 2003;Morrison and Bergin-Seers 2002;Pittaway et al 2004;Swan and Newell 1995). (3) Such policies need to be developed locally to encourage knowledge flow and institutionalize innovation routines (Platt and Wilson 1999;Sikka 1999;Van Horn and Harvey 1998).…”

Section: Knowledge and The Institutional And Policy Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Using knowledge within small and medium‐sized firms: A systematic review of the evidence

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Holt²,

Macpherson³

et al. 2005

Int J Management Reviews

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This paper provides a systematic review of the literature on how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) use and acquire knowledge. The review was undertaken as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Evolution of Business Knowledge Programme. The paper describes the systematic review protocol and provides a detailed explanation of the methods used. From the review, it is evident that SME knowledge research concentrates primarily on the acquisition and use of knowledge, treating it as an asset that is transferred by routines. The findings suggest that research is focused in three main areas. First, on the influence and abilities of the entrepreneur to extract, use and develop knowledge resources. Secondly, on firm-wide systems and the social capital that facilitates knowledge exploration and exploitation. Thirdly, on the provision of knowledge and learning experiences through government policy. From a practical perspective, the review concludes that policies encouraging entrepreneurship and economic regeneration need to be more flexible and sensitive to the often complex contexts within which knowledge is used by SMEs. From a research perspective, and given the flexible, opportunity-oriented and often novel nature of SMEs identified in these studies, there is a need to consider the relational and embedded qualities of knowledge by which these characteristics are framed; qualities that resist conceptualization as some form of separable, material asset.

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Section: Studies Of Knowledge Use In Smesmentioning

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Section: Studies Of Knowledge Use In Smesmentioning

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Section: Knowledge and The Institutional And Policy Environmentmentioning

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Using knowledge within small and medium‐sized firms: A systematic review of the evidence

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Macpherson³

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“…Different aspects, such as the role of transnational corporations (Patibandla and Petersen, 2002), organization learning (Mehra and Dhawan, 2003), human capital (Arora and Bagde, 2010) and FDI (Sasidharan and Kathuria, 2011) where the data are diverse and, hence, not amenable to rigid positivistic methodologies. The present paper takes the cue of Altenburg et al (2008) in emphasizing the complex, interactive nature of the innovation process and, hence, the need for a multi-dimensional approach.…”

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confidence: 99%