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Eight Steps to Sustainable Organizational Learning

How to Tackle Search and Transfer Barriers

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Theresia Olsson Neve

    1. Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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  • Offers unique insights into a large multinational organization's efforts to promote global knowledge sharing
  • Takes an in-depth look at what truly increases the individuals' motivation and ability to participate in the learning process
  • Includes 8 steps to achieving sustainable organizational learning
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Management for Professionals (MANAGPROF)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-9

  3. Knowledge and Learning

    • Theresia Olsson Neve
    Pages 11-23

  4. Frameworks and Models for Learning

    • Theresia Olsson Neve
    Pages 25-45

  5. The Individual at the Center of the Learning Process

    • Theresia Olsson Neve
    Pages 47-58

  6. From Differentiation to Integration

    • Theresia Olsson Neve
    Pages 59-141

  7. The Final Word

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    Pages 143-144

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 145-156
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About this book

This book describes the journey of developing and implementing a global knowledge sharing strategy at the multinational project development and construction company Skanska. The strategy described is based on a “people-to-people” approach and covers four different strategic business units with more than 50,000 employees. It shows how the introduction of knowledge management has led to improved collaboration on customers and increased sales, as well as quality improvements and higher employee satisfaction. The book introduces a 8-step framework for achieving sustainable organizational learning and provides a theoretical introduction to the field of knowledge management and cognitive pedagogy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Theresia Olsson Neve

About the author

Theresia Olsson Neve has almost fifteen years of experience in the Knowledge Management field, both academically and practically. In 2006 she received a PhD in Computer and Systems Sciences, with focus on Individual and Organizational Learning. One of her work-related assignments was to develop and implement a global knowledge sharing strategy at the project development and construction company Skanska in her role as "Global Knowledge Sharing Manager". Theresia was born in Sweden and lives near Stockholm.

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