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Innovation in a Geographically Distributed Environment: Interrelationship of Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management

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Smart Technologies for Smart Nations

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The factors that facilitate the interrelationship of organisational learning (OL), knowledge management (KM) and innovation in a distributed organisation are illustrated in this study. While the research was limited to a single organisation, it included multiple sites across Singapore and in a geographically distributed environment. This study illustrated an integrating model emphasising that organisational learning can create common understanding using knowledge-management transferring activities, mechanisms and innovation process. KM activities influences learning, understanding organisational knowledge and practical implementation of new ideas between organisational members that is greater than what individual learning can generate in a distributed environment. The participants’ experiences are intimately entwined in the practice of organisational members at the subject distributed educational organisation.

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  1. Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

    Kesavan Preethi

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    Purnendu Mandal

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    John Vong

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Preethi, K. (2016). Innovation in a Geographically Distributed Environment: Interrelationship of Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management. In: Mandal, P., Vong, J. (eds) Smart Technologies for Smart Nations. Managing the Asian Century. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-585-3_10

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