Dynamic learning capability and actinable knowledge creation : clinical R&D in a pharmaceutical company
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ArticlePublisher: West Yorkshire, England : MCB University Press, 2002Subject(s): Organizational Learning
| Dynamic Learning Capabilities | Pesquisa | Pharmaceutical IndustryThe Learning Organization : an international journal 9, 2, p. 65-77Abstract: This article explores the use of organizational learning mechanisms to create actionable knowledge in a pharmaceutical company. An action research based approach was used to explore the nature and issues associated with fostering the dynamic learning capability within the firm. The results indicate that dynamic learning capability is embedded and influenced by company culture, existing skills and competence, organizational structure, incentives for learning, capacity for continuous change and leadership. It is argued that enabling actionable knowledge creation is a fragile process that has to be managed with care, and is far more complex that the literature suggests
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This article explores the use of organizational learning mechanisms to create actionable knowledge in a pharmaceutical company. An action research based approach was used to explore the nature and issues associated with fostering the dynamic learning capability within the firm. The results indicate that dynamic learning capability is embedded and influenced by company culture, existing skills and competence, organizational structure, incentives for learning, capacity for continuous change and leadership. It is argued that enabling actionable knowledge creation is a fragile process that has to be managed with care, and is far more complex that the literature suggests
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