Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management in Strategic Management Context

Abstract

The literature offers vast knowledge on organizational learning (OL) and knowledge management (KM), investigating its nature, problems and practices. For organizations, it is particularly important to promote and manage the learning culture in order to strive or excel in business. Nonetheless, such learning and management has not been investigated in relation to a strategic management context, which forms the scope of the current study. Therefore, the study will discuss issues concerning the role of OL and KM in strategic management context, explore their advantages, and demonstrate the stances of scholars on these topics. The main conclusions of the study include emphasising on the necessity of understand the difference between knowledge information to better utilize OL and KM. Implications of the study are provided as well.