This paper critically addresses the coherence, reception, and dissemination of “situated
learning theory”(Lave and Wenger 1991). Situated learning theory commends a …

Etienne Wenger and Dvora Yanow are two leading figures in the field of learning in
organization. Their work (Lave and Wenger, 1991; Cook and Yanow, 1993) has been a …

In this article we submit the view that learning in the workplace is to be understood both as a
cognitive and a social activity. We support our claim by introducing and discussing the …

abstract Situated learning theory offers a radical critique of cognitivist theories of learning,
emphasizing the relational aspects of learning within communities of practice in contrast to …

What is learning such that an organization, as distinct from its individual members, may be
said to do it? That" the experiential referent for the term'organizational learning'is …

The paper discusses some of the main contributions to the theory of communities of practice
(COP theory), especially as it relates to organizational learning. The paper does not attempt …

Despite the rapidly growing interest in organizational learning, there remains a fundamental
dichotomy between visionaries and skeptics regarding its practice. The visionaries (eg …

Abstract articulate and affirm the conditions under which moments of learning occur in
organizations, while remaining attentive to the many ways in which efforts to preserve the …

Although interest in organizational learning has grown dramatically in recent years, a
general theory of organizational learning has remained elusive. We identify renewal of the …

Despite the growing popularity of the term “organizational learning,” writings on thetopic
have little consensus in terms of definition, perspective, conceptualization, and …