This article provides an overview of current debates in the field of organizational learning
through the device of examining keydivergencies' within the literature. Clear divergencies …

Although it is currently common to speak of organizational learning, this notion is still
surrounded by conceptual confusion. It is unclear how notions like learning, knowledge and …

This chapter explores the potential of the sociology of practice by reviewing the intellectual
tradition that can be considered as the basis for practice‐based studies (PBS). A distinction …

Traditionally, theories of organizational learning have taken one of two approaches that
share a common characterization of learning but differ in focus. One approach focuses on …

The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate the specific contribution that general sociology and
the sociology of organizations can make to the study of organizational learning. The first part …

This article attends to the call for research on the often neglected spatial and temporal
dynamics of organizational life. In particular, we examine the ways in which aspects of space …

The original formulation of communities of practice primarily focused on describing how
learning, meaning, and identity within a community can translate into a sustained practice …

This paper describes the differences between situated learning theory (SLT) and traditional
cognitive theory (TCT). SLT is distinctive because it perceives learning to be a socially …

The field of organizational learning (OL) has been characterized by a wide diversity of
opinions, definitions, and conceptualizations. After discussing difficulties associated with …

Two fundamental contrasts among major organizational paradigms are used to construct a
typology of organizational learning: these are voluntarism vs. determinism, and methodical …