Description
Groups and organizations vary dramatically in their ability to learn. Some acquire substantial knowledge as a function of experience, while others do not. In groups, learning can occur at the level of the individual member and/or the group as a whole. In organizations, learning can occur at both of these levels as well as that of the wider collective. Besides varying in the amount and kind of information they acquire, groups and organizations also vary regarding their success in retaining knowledge and transferring it to other units. In general, groups and organizations that are proficient in acquiring, retaining, and transfering knowledge are more productive and more enduring than their less able counterparts.The goal of this handbook is to bring together cutting-edge theoretical and empirical work on group and organizational learning by leading scholars from several disciplines. Because many of the same processes influence learning in groups and organizations, including both kinds of learning in the same volume has the potential to facilitate the integration of knowledge and the cross-fertilization of ideas. These benefits are reciprocal, in that research at the group level can shed light on how organizations learn whereas research at the organizational level can illuminate how groups learn. By clarifying similarities and differences in the processes that underlie learning in groups and organizations, the handbook advances understanding of the causes and consequences of learning in collectives of varying size and complexity.
Table of Contents
PART I. Introduction1. John M. Levine and Linda Argote, Group and Organizational Learning: Past, Present, and Future2. Psychological Foundations of Group and Organizational LearningZur ShapiraPART II. Processes of Group and Organizational LearningMindfulness of Learning Processes3. Deliberate LearningMichael A. Lapré and Ingrid M. Nembhard4. Organizational Learning and Organizational ImprovisationAnne S. Miner and Jay O'TooleInformation Sampling and Search5. Attention, Knowledge, and Organizational LearningWilliam Ocasio, Luke Rhee, and Daniel Milner6. Sampling Biases Explain Decision BiasesJerker Denrell7. Organizational Learning From Failure: Present Theory and Future InquiriesVinit M. Desai, David Maslach, and Peter M. MadsenInformation Processing and Interpretation8. Information Sharing Within Groups in Organizations: Situational and Motivational InfluencesJames R. Larson, Jr. and Amanda C. Egan9. Learning While Deciding in GroupsR. Scott Tindale and Jeremy R. Winget10. Team ReflexivityMichaéla C. Schippers, Amy C. Edmondson, and Michael A. West11. Advancing Team Learning: Process Mechanisms, Knowledge Outcomes, and ImplicationsSteve W. J. Kozlowski and Bradford S. BellTraining12. Team Training in Organizations: It Works-When Done RightEduardo Salas, Denise L. Reyes, and Amanda L. Woods13. Team Training in the Organizational ContextNorbert K. Semmer and Franziska TschanRemembering and Retaining Knowledge14. How Interacting Groups Remember: Implications for Learning by Groups in OrganizationsVerlin B. Hinsz, Kevin R. Betts, Miriam Sánchez-Manzanares, and R. Scott Tindale15. Is Organizational Memory a Useful Capability?: An Analysis of Its Effects on Productivity, Absorptive Capacity, and AdaptationAmit JainPerformance Feedback and Social Comparisons16. Performance Feedback in Organizations and Groups: Common ThemesHenrich R. Greve and Vibha Gaba17. Social Comparison and Learning From OthersChristine M. Beckman and Hyeun J. LeeLearning from Others and Transferring Knowledge18. Personnel Movement as a Mechanism for Learning in Organizations and TeamsAimée A. Kane and Floor Rink19. Knowledge Transfer: Barriers, Methods, and Timing of MethodsGabriel Szulanski and Sunkee LeeInnovation and Creating Knowledge20. Group and Intergroup CreativityPaul B. Paulus and Jared B. Kenworthy21. Team Innovation CyclesMartine R. Haas and Jonathon N. Cummings22. Collective Paradoxical Frames: Managing Tensions in Learning and InnovationElla Miron-Spektor and Susannah B. F. PaletzPART III. Contextual Influences on Group and Organizational LearningUnit Composition23. Team Emotions and Team LearningDorthe Døjbak Håkonsson, Panagiotis Mitkidis, and Sebastian Wallot24. Team Diversity and Learning in OrganizationsDaan van Knippenberg and Julija N. Mell25. Collective Intelligence and Group LearningAnita Williams Woolley and Ishani AggarwalStructures and Routines26. Organizational Routines and Organizational LearningMarkus C. Becker27. Organizational Structure and Organizational LearningPhanish Puranam and Boris Maciejovsky28. How and When Can Social Hierarchy Promote Learning in Groups?J. Stuart Bunderson and Bret Sanner29. Learning in Chains and What We Can Learn From ItAnne Marie KnottIntergroup Contexts30. A Social Identity Model for EducationDominic Abrams, Diane M. Houston, Barbara M. Masser, and Blake M. McKimmie31. Learning Who We Are From Our Leaders: How Leaders Shape Group and Organizational Norms and IdentitiesMichael A. Hogg32. Organizational Learning and Multiteam SystemsLeslie A. DeChurch, Gina M. Bufton, Sophie A. Kay, Chelsea V. Velez, and Noshir S. ContractorOnline Environments33. Learning in Virtual TeamsYuqing Ren34. Theorizing Knowledge Collaboration in Online CommunitiesAnn Majchrzak, Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa, and Samer Faraj
