Organizational Learning, Knowledge Management, and Innovation Integrated

Abstract

In this Chap. 6, the findings are discussed with reference to the literature, and the three major themes depicted in the findings are elaborated upon. Furthermore, the findings are compared and contrasted with published theoretical assumptions about the factors, characteristics and mechanisms that facilitate OL, KM, and innovation experiences in a geographically dispersed environment. In this chapter, innovation has been fully explained in terms of how dynamic competitive systems can exhibit intricate interactions in organisations and social systems. The experiences of learning, KM and innovation practices related through participants’ discourse are presented first. Following this, the ways in which the experiences reflect collaborated learning, knowledge sharing mechanisms and activities adopted for managing knowledge through the social interaction activities of organisational members for practically implementing innovation are discussed. This chapter also provides a brief overview of the implications of the findings for OL, KM, and innovation facilitation in the organisation. Finally, this chapter brings to a close with an analysis of the integrated model used to make significance of the findings.