Determinants of Network Learning - A Conceptual Study

Attention of researchers in the strategic management literature has been drawn to the phenomenon that a firm which develops an ability to learn offers an important source of competitive advantage to it. Thus the concept has been understood from a variety of angles like, levels of learning in organizations, process of learning, outcomes and barriers to learning. On the other hand, firms are increasingly being looked at from the network perspective, since it has been accepted that no organization can function in isolation and rather its existence is affected by the myriad of relationships with other firms, in which it is embedded. This gives rise to a need to understand learning in the network context. Very few studies however, are being carried out in this direction. This study aims to generate variable influencing the learning of network members and generates propositions for future research.