Theoretical and empirical studies on knowledge transfer practices in communities of practice

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K13784
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Kyushu Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Oe Shigenori 九州工業大学, 教養教育院, 教授 (20611635)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 組織における学習 / 実践共同体 / 参加としての学習 / アイデンティティ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research project is to theoretically and empirically clarify the learning processes occurring in organizational settings from the perspective of situated learning theory. Previous applications of situated learning theory in the field of management studies have focused on the contribution to organizational performance produced by communities of practice, and have focused on only a small part of the theoretical implications for learning that situated learning theory has had. Therefore, in this study, we returned to the theoretical implications of situational learning theory, reexamined learning in organizations from the theoretical perspective, and conducted a case study analysis.

Free Research Field

経営管理

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題の学術的意義は、これまで経営学の領域において十分に議論されてこなかった状況的学習の含意を踏まえた上で、組織における学習について理論的・経験的検討をおこなった点である。具体的には、学習におけるアイデンティティの変化としての側面や学習に伴う組織内の権力関係の変化について事例分析を通じて明らかにした点であるといえる。