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Leadership & Organizational Learning in Knowledge Management Practices in Global Organizations


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This study attempts to find out potent organizational level variable(s) affecting the knowledge management processes and also to design a framework to be used by the firms. Based on the extensive review of literature relating to the practice of knowledge management in enterprises, an integrative framework with practical orientation is presented. The learning at an organizational level is a necessary precondition for becoming a knowledge managing company but the discipline of organizational learning thrives under higher form of leadership practices in operation. The framework developed could be customized to the needs of a particular business entity. The research framework articulates leadership practices in conjunction with organizational learning impacting knowledge management in the enterprise.
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Sanjay Kumar Singh
OB & HRM, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad 201001

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This study attempts to find out potent organizational level variable(s) affecting the knowledge management processes and also to design a framework to be used by the firms. Based on the extensive review of literature relating to the practice of knowledge management in enterprises, an integrative framework with practical orientation is presented. The learning at an organizational level is a necessary precondition for becoming a knowledge managing company but the discipline of organizational learning thrives under higher form of leadership practices in operation. The framework developed could be customized to the needs of a particular business entity. The research framework articulates leadership practices in conjunction with organizational learning impacting knowledge management in the enterprise.

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