Entrepreneurship & Organization Management

Institute for the Global Entrepreneur at the Jacobs School of Engineering and the Rady School of Management, San Diego, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Organizational Learning and Its Influence on the Lean Startup: A Unique Lens from Which to View this Popular Entrepreneurship Methodology
  Author(s): John M York*
  
  Organizational learning, a broad and diverse field that draws on influences from multiple disciplines, embodies varied definitions, ranging from cognition to process. It represents a dynamic process in which a firm acquires, embeds, transfers, and exploits knowledge. This paper explores three provocative questions specific to organizational learning and entrepreneurial ventures(1) what areas of organization learning provides an underlying foundation for entrepreneurial ventures in exploring and advancing their innovations; (2) what areas within entrepreneurship embrace organizational learning concepts; and (3) how does organizational learning support the hypothesis-driven methodology seen with the lean startup. Multiple organizational learning concepts apply to the entrepreneurial venture. Notable are the concepts of ambidexterity involving exploration versus exploitation; the practic.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/jeom.2020.9.284

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