This chapter reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on learning by doing. Many of
the distinctive theoretical implications of learning by doing have been derived under the …

This paper examines the time dimensions of organizational learning. While several recent
studies have addressed aspects of time in relation to organizational learning, the topic of …

While much research indicates that organizational processes are learned from experiences,
surprisingly little is known about what is actually learned. Using a novel method to measure …

abstract This paper develops and tests hypotheses on the influence of managers'
knowledge inflows on managers' exploration and exploitation activities. Based on a survey …

In this introductory piece, we take stock of the impact of Cyert and March's A Behavioral
Theory of the Firm, describe current research trends in the behavioral tradition, and …

In this paper, we explore opposing theoretical claims about how organizational reputation
affects market reactions to product defects. On the one hand, good reputation could be a …

We develop a differentiated productivity model of knowledge sharing in organizations
proposing that different types of knowledge have different benefits for task units. In a study of …

Organizational unlearning is widely considered an important condition for successful
adaptation to environmental changes, promoting organizational learning and enhancing a …

We link two influential organizational learning models—performance feedback and
experiential learning—to advance hypotheses that help explain how organizations' learning …

Much is known about the importance of learning and some of the distinct learning processes
that organizations use (eg, trial-and-error learning, vicarious learning, experimental …