The story of a knowledge-based and learning organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3076377 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Hjelte (0000-0002-5269-1961), Kristina Westerberg (0000-0002-7614-1841, Umeå University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 0 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nordic Journal of Social Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1892-2783 • E-ISSN: 1892-2783 |
| Publisher | Scandinavian University Press (PUBLISHER • NO) |
| DOI | 10.15845/njsr.v5i0.256 |
| OpenAlex | W4235807072, W2130993233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
Knowledge is generally viewed as one of the most important organizational resources, and this view is also held in relation to municipal elderly-care organizations. However, the concept of a knowledge-based organization has seldom been addressed in elderly-care research. The aim of the present study was to analyse how political and professional groups involved in elderly care conceive of the idea of a knowledge-based organization, and how these conceptions relate to their expectations in relation to the future of elderly care. This issue is important because these conceptions are intertwined with actions conducted by organizational members. Participants were selected for the study on the basis of organizational level and engagement in the development of different kinds of care in an elderly-care organization in a large municipality. A narrative approach was used for data analysis. The study indicates that the interpretations of a knowledge-based organization bring stability and meaning to participants by linking elderly care, as it is in the present, to an image of its future. Furthermore, the narratives are adjusted depending on what kind of problems that organization is expected to solve. However, the participants do not view the economic resources of the organization as something they can influence and develop, in either the present or the future. The study also shows that there are multiple perspectives in regard to the meaning of a knowledge-based organization and, accordingly, multiple perspectives on what will need to be done in the future. This is a potential problem for elderly care because it can hinder the coordination of organizational activities and the ability to handle the challenges of the future. Therefore the results point to the importance of creating within the organization a shared meaning of its main problems, and to the contribution a knowledge-based organization can make in solving these problems
Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Knowledge management · Meaning (existential · Narrative · Organizational learning · Relation (database · Sociology · Computer Science · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Management and Organizational Studies · Organizational Learning and Leadership · Philosophy · Psychology
Sensemaking in organizations
Narrating the Organization
Human services as complex organizations
Through the practice lens
Building Process Theory with Narrative
Expansive Learning at Work
Narrative Research
Evidence in action
Contradictions in elderly care
All they lack is a chain’
Narratives of Workplace Friendship Deterioration
Doing Narrative Research
Qualitative Data Analysis
Bad news from the patient's perspective
The problems of offenders with mental disorders
Organizations, workers, and learning
The story of a knowledge-based and learning organization
Analysing written narratives
Analysing narratives as practices
Institutionalized Organizations
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |