Three Debates in Organizational Learning

Abstract

Organizational learning is seen as a distinguishing characteristic that can establish competitive advantage for a firm. Though theoretical contributions have enriched organizational learning literature for over five decades, there seems to be little consensus among scholars about the definition, methodology and theoretical perspectives. The three debates that we touch upon in this study have been in existence ever since scholars started extending the boundary of organizational learning to suit their theoretical interests. Little did anyone realize that the construct itself was become so encompassing that its merit of being understood was overshadowed by the multitude of perspectives. The present study attempts to introduce a social network analysis approach to address these debates, which is relatively new to organizational learning scholars.