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dc.contributor.authorSpicer, David P.*
dc.contributor.authorSadler-Smith, E.*
dc.contributor.authorChaston, I.*
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T12:52:26Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T12:52:26Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.citationSpicer DP, Sadler-Smith E and Chaston I (2001) Learning orientations and growth in smaller firms. Long Range Planning. 34(2): 139-158.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/2705
dc.descriptionNoen
dc.description.abstractOrganisational learning is often presented as one way in which firms may respond to increasingly competitive market conditions by managing their knowledge assets in more effective ways. Although theoretically and conceptually plausible, there is limited empirical evidence, particularly from smaller firms, in support of this view. This study aims to provide some evidence that links organisational learning and performance. Extant theory suggests that organisational learning may range from a passive orientation (working within a current paradigm) to an active orientation (questioning a current paradigm) at both the individual and the collective levels. This study examines the learning orientations of 300 smaller manufacturing and service firms in terms of an active¿passive learning construct. The results suggest that higher-growth manufacturing firms have a more active learning orientation. These firms make greater use of knowledge assets than do their lower growth counterparts, and this may have important implications for the management of learning in smaller manufacturing firms.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.isreferencedbyhttps://doi.org/10.1016/s0024-6301(01)00020-6en
dc.subjectOrganisational learning performanceen
dc.subjectPassive orientationen
dc.subjectActive orientationen
dc.subjectSmall manufacturing firmsen
dc.subjectHigh growth manufacturing firmsen
dc.subjectKnowledge assetsen
dc.subjectGrowthen
dc.subjectCompetitive market conditionsen
dc.titleLearning orientations and growth in smaller firmsen
dc.status.refereedYesen
dc.typeArticleen
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