The Network Challenge (Chapter 3): Knowledge as a Social Phenomenon: The Role of "Horse Holding" and Learning in Networks

The Network Challenge (Chapter 3): Knowledge as a Social Phenomenon: The Role of "Horse Holding" and Learning in Networks
ISBN-10
0137015313
ISBN-13
9780137015313
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
16
Language
English
Published
2009-05-19
Publisher
Pearson Education
Author
Alan M. Kantrow

Description

Human knowledge and traditions can persist long after their relevance disappears, particularly in an environment of rapid change. Organizational routines often continue in force long after memory of their purpose has been lost. But memory is rarely lost entirely. It usually lingers, in distributed fragments, in an organization’s social networks and can, when needed, be reassembled. This chapter examines the role of such networks in the process of memory loss and recovery.

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