Academic literature on the topic 'Organizational learning, social learning theory, interpretive interactionism'

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to further theory development in the field of social entrepreneurship by developing a research agenda for examining organizational learning in social enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – This paper anchors in the interpretive paradigm of learning. It draws on social entrepreneurship literature to identify unique features of social enterprises. These characteristics are then investigated from a situated learning perspective to develop research questions around the following themes: social structures enabling learning, boundaries, boundary objects, boundary roles and boundary interactions. Findings – Boundaries are identified as loci around which critical learning interactions occur in social enterprises. The significance of studying implicit and explicit boundaries, knowledge brokering, boundary objects and boundary interactions for gaining novel insights into the social enterprise learning process is highlighted. Originality/value – This paper assists the progression of academic discussion in social entrepreneurship from definitional debates to critical organizational-level phenomena. It brings to attention the importance of studying organizational learning in the unique context of social entrepreneurship for advancing organization theory. It informs practice by highlighting critical social structures, boundaries, agents and objects which need to be identified and managed for promoting learning in social enterprises.

This paper discusses the need for a framework to understand the use of evaluation to support learning in the process of implementing an e-Government system in a developing country, namely, Malaysia. A conceptual interpretive framework focusing on evaluation use and evaluation practices to support organizational learning is proposed. The framework makes use of organizational learning theory and integrates the focus of previous interpretive frameworks. Application of the framework in a case study of an e-Government system is also elaborated. The framework is useful for exploring and understanding the use of evaluation to support learning in improving the e-Government system and helps in identifying the need for learning about evaluation practices to extend the benefits from evaluation. An implication from the analysis reveals the need for Knowledge Management Systems that is capable of providing feedback and feed-forward of shared information to support learning about the e-Government system and its evaluation practices.

Our goal in this investigation was to help shed light on the very difficult process of collaboration between family physicians and specialists working at different levels of healthcare delivery. More precisely, and grounded on Giddens’ structuration theory, our investigation aims to understand how medical collaboration emerges and develops around chronic patients. This was a longitudinal interpretive case study, the “case” being a continuum-of-care for patients suffering from diabetes, put in place in an urban health center in the Canadian province of Quebec. The study shows how the application of rules of signification and of legitimation, combined with domination resources, have supported the emergence of new forms of collaborative practices. Our analysis reveals, however, that new collaborative practices at the administrative level do not necessarily entail greater shared decision-making in patient management and the mobilization of knowledge across boundaries. The study also corroborates the mutual recursive influence of practices and structures. Our study’s most important contribution concerns the impact of knowledge dynamics, that is, individual and collective learning, on the development of medical collaboration across levels of care.

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This study aims to understand the processes of learning in the context of the solidarity economy. The participants are entrepreneurs belonging to the Association of Craftsman and Artists of Diadema (Sao Paulo - Brazil). The research question is "how the learning processes of cooperation, self-management, solidarity and economic action are developed by entrepreneurs of solidarity economy belonging to an association of craftsmen in order to act in this type of economy? ". The overall objective is to identify, describe and analyze how they develop the learning processes of cooperation, self-management, solidarity and economic action. Specific aims are to identify who are the subjects of learning (how they are defined and where they are located), why they learn (the reasons that lead to learning), what they learn (what are the contents and what are the outcomes of learning) and how they learn (what are the key actions of the learning processes). This is a critical qualitative and interpretative study which theoretical framework is composed of two approaches: interpretive interactionism (Denzin, 2001) and social learning theory (Elkjaer, 2003). These approaches converge and put the experiences undergone by people in their everyday life as starting points for understanding social phenomena. The field research is contextualized from the concepts and landmarks presented by Singer (2002), França-Filho (2007), Lechat (2002), Gaiger (2003) and Silva (2011) and the Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil (BRAZIL, 2012). Interpretive interactionism is also used to guide the methodological procedures. The organization chosen to carry out the research was the Association of Craftsman and Artists of Diadema (São Paulo Brazil). It represents an opportunity to enter a field that today is little explored in studies of organizational learning. To capture the phenomenon eight interviews were conducted with seven craftswoman and with the president of the Association. The recorded material and transcripts originated life histories of thick description. The analysis of recurring features of life histories led to the recognition of five instances where there are the learning experiences of interaction - and the epiphanies which directly or indirectly lead to the learning of cooperation, self-management, solidarity and economic action. These instances are: the family, the individual, the other , the entity of social economy and local government . Learning processes as identified and analyzed in this study considers the influence of power operating in the context. In this sense, it was found that, under the AAAPD, the learning processes of the basic elements of solidarity economy remains tied to local government initiatives and strategies. The entity maintains strong dependency relationship with local government what constitutes the main difficulty in conducting its activities and disseminating, experiencing and manifesting collectively the principles of solidarity economy. This study helps to increase knowledge about learning in different organizational contexts from those of traditional private economy and the impact of social environments in these processes. It also serves as a reference for the use of interpretive interactionism as a theoretical-methodological approach in studies in the field of organizational learning.
Este trabalho propõe estudar processos de aprendizagem no contexto da economia solidária, tendo como participantes empreendedores pertencentes à Associação de Artesãos e Artistas Plásticos de Diadema-SP. A pergunta de pesquisa é: como se desenvolvem os processos de aprendizagem da cooperação, da autogestão, da solidariedade e da ação econômica de empreendedores da economia solidária pertencentes a uma associação de artesãos para atuarem nessa outra economia? . O objetivo geral é identificar, descrever e analisar o modo pelo qual se desenvolvem os processos de aprendizagem da cooperação, da autogestão, da solidariedade e da ação econômica por esses empreendedores. Como objetivos específicos, identificar quem são os sujeitos de aprendizagem da economia solidária (como são definidos e onde se localizam), por que eles aprendem (que motivos os levam a aprender), o que aprendem (quais conteúdos aprendem e quais são os desfechos disso) e como aprendem (quais são as ações-chave dos processos de aprendizagem). Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo e interpretativo crítico cujo arcabouço teórico é integrado por duas abordagens: o interacionismo interpretativo (Denzin, 2001) e a teoria da aprendizagem social (Elkjaer, 2003). Essas abordagens são convergentes e colocam as experiências vividas pelas pessoas no seu cotidiano como pontos de partida para a compreensão dos fenômenos sociais. O campo de pesquisa foi contextualizado a partir dos conceitos e marcos históricos apresentados por Singer (2002), França-Filho (2007), Lechat (2002), Gaiger (2003) e Silva (2011) e pelo Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (BRASIL, 2012). O interacionismo interpretativo também é utilizado para orientar os procedimentos metodológicos. A organização escolhida para realização da pesquisa foi a Associação de Artesãos e Artistas Plásticos de Diadema-SP (AAAPD). Pesquisar aprendizagem junto a uma associação de artesãos representou a oportunidade de adentrar num campo que hoje é pouco explorado no âmbito dos estudos de aprendizagem em organizações. Para a captura do fenômeno foram realizadas oito entrevistas, das quais sete com artesãs e uma com a AAAPD. Os materiais gravados e transcritos originaram as histórias de vida de descrição densa. A análise das características recorrentes das histórias de vida levou ao reconhecimento de cinco instâncias de aprendizagem nas quais se localizam as experiências de interação e também as epifanias que, de forma direta ou indireta, conduzem à aprendizagem da cooperação, da autogestão, da solidariedade e da ação econômica. Essas instâncias são: a família, o próprio indivíduo, o outro, a entidade de economia solidária e o poder público local. Os processos de aprendizagem tal como foram identificados e analisados neste estudo consideram as influência de poder operando no contexto. Nesse sentido, verificou-se que, no âmbito da AAAPD, os processos de aprendizagem dos elementos de base da economia solidária se mantém atrelados às iniciativas e estratégias de governo do poder público local, com quem a entidade mantém forte relação de dependência, que, por sua vez, constitui a principal dificuldade na condução de suas atividades e na disseminação, vivência e manifestação coletiva desses princípios. Este estudo possibilita ampliar o conhecimento sobre aprendizagem em contextos organizacionais diferentes daqueles da economia privada tradicional e o impacto dos ambientes sociais nesses processos. Ele também serve como referência para a utilização do interacionismo interpretativo como abordagem teórico-metodológica em estudos no campo da aprendizagem organizacional.

This study examines technological, educational/learning, and social affordances associated with the facilitation of team learning during technology-mediated collaborative problem solving. An empirical interpretive research approach using direct observation is used to interpret, evaluate and rate observable manifested behaviors and qualitative content (i.e., discussions) associated with team learning and team reflexivity. The theory of affordances and social impact theory are integrated to develop a conceptual model that asserts that collaboration mode (collocated vs. non-collocated and videoconferencing supported) will dictate the quality of information exchange, progressive elaboration of ideas, and the social processes that influence team learning. Team learning is then suggested to give rise to task and social reflexivity behaviors aimed at monitoring and evaluating acquired understanding, adaptation of task strategy, and maintenance of quality intra-team interactions. Results showed that collocated teams did engage in better quality team learning behaviors. Further, persistent reflection on task progress and solution accuracy yielded better team productivity while maintenance of a mutual supportive and positive climate yielded higher perceived quality interpersonal interactions. Theoretical, methodological and practical implications of the study are also discussed.