Huber, Levy and Nonaka

Organizational Learning: The Contributing Processes and the Literatures

George P. Huber

Organization Science, Vol. 2, No. 1, Special Issue: Organizational Learning: Papers in Honor of (and by) James G. March (1991), pp. 88-115 

Basically this article looks at organizational learning. The author notes that there are four constructs to this; knowledge acquisition, informational distribution, information interpretation, and organizational memory . There is a lot of literature that is discussed in this article and it is very thorough in its explanation and description of what organizational knowledge is and the four concepts that are discussed along with it.

Levy, Moria WEB 2.0 implications on knowledge management Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 13, No. 1. (2009), pp. 120-134

 I enjoyed this article because it addresses the internet, specifically WEB 2.0 and how it has and is affecting knowledge management and information sharing. The author observes that with the WEB 2.0 people are now sharing information and knowledge at an extraordinary rate. She goes on to discuss how organizations can use this to their advantage as well as how it has been affecting knowledge management and what some of the potential values and implications that should or could arise from it. Very entertaining article and it really shines a light on how much knowledge and information is reall being created and floating around out there in cyberspace.

A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation

Ikujiro Nonaka

Organization Science, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Feb., 1994), pp. 14-37 

This article is very theoretical in nature but it presented some really good ideas. The author states that, "organizational knowledge is created through a continuous dialogue between tacit and explicit
knowledge." He goes on to say that new knowledge is created by individuals in an organization but the organization itself can greatly articulate and amplify that knowledge. Good article although I found it a little abstract at times, but it was interesting and made me think.