Knowledge management and organizational learning: An international research perspective

Abstract

Purpose

This article aims to examine international studies of knowledge management (KM) and organizational learning (OL).

Design/methodology/approach

The approach takes the form of a literature review of KM and OL research that focuses on a business or businesses located outside traditional Western economies.

Findings

There is a need to increase research that examines KM and OL existing in different and multiple countries. Additionally, cultural factors should be included in KM and OL research analysis.

Research limitations/implications

The limitation is that the only practical empirical evidence is supplied through the highlighted articles in the literature review.

Originality/value

The article shows that, in order to increase the application of KM and OL research world‐wide, national culture and other geopolitical influences need to be represented in KM and OL models and measurement instruments.

Citation

Walczak, S. (2008), "Knowledge management and organizational learning: An international research perspective", The Learning Organization, Vol. 15 No. 6, pp. 486-494. https://doi.org/10.1108/09696470810907392