scholarly journals Creation of principal-agency relationship value : social capital and dynamic learning capability perspectives

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Bin XIE
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Dynamic Learning ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Agency Relationship ◽  
Relationship Value

Research on a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm for Rational Agent Learning Model

2011 ◽  
Vol 58-60 ◽  
pp. 1232-1239
Author(s):  
Ming Li ◽  
Zhen Hong Xiao ◽  
Zan Fu Xie ◽  
Xiao Yun Mo
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Global Convergence ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Dynamic Learning ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Multi Objective Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Wide Perspective ◽  
And Performance

As a software component which is capable of learning in an autonomous way, software agent should have the capability of learning in a dynamic environment. Genetic Algorithm has a wide perspective in the machine learning because of its unique characteristic (e.g. dynamic adaptability, self-organization, global convergence and robustness). But when applying GA to agent’s dynamic learning model, it encounters a series of problem. In this paper, a Modifided Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm(MMOGA) will be introduced to solve these problems. Finally, an Agent’s Dynamic learning model based on a MMOGA which has the flexible dynamic learning capability, better global convergence and performance, will be introduced.

Interplay of enterprise social media and learning at work: a qualitative investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anshu Sharma ◽  
Jyotsna Bhatnagar ◽  
Mahadeo Jaiswal ◽  
Mohan Thite
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Enterprise Social Media ◽  
Employee Social Capital

PurposeThe study aims to understand enterprise social media usage at work and explore its impact on employee outcomes, particularly learning behaviors. The scope of the paper is limited to organizationally facilitated enterprise social media (ESM) used internally for workplace communication and draws upon ESM affordances highlighted by the theory of communication visibility.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a qualitative research design based on Miles and Huberman framework (1994) as the research question was exploratory in nature. Thematic analysis was conducted using QSR-NVivo to arrive at the dominant themes and to understand their relationship between enterprise social media use at work. Each emergent theme was generated from the behavioral indicators labelled as nodes. Drawing on qualitative data, the study explored the lived-in experiences of employees using enterprise social media for workplace interactions.FindingsThe thematic analysis using QSR-NVivo provided qualitative evidence for the phenomenon of enterprise social media use in the form of four emergent themes: patterns of enterprise social media usage by employees, employees' informal learning behaviors, employee social capital and organizational learning capability.Research limitations/implicationsThe study provides theoretical insights into the lived-in experiences of employees using ESM at work and unravel thematic behavioral impact on their learning, social capital and organizational learning capability. The findings of this study support recent research work on impact of ESM on knowledge sharing behaviors (see Sun et al., 2019) and other significant work on co-creation of knowledge (see Wagner et al., 2014). Thus, adding to the body of knowledge management literature.Practical implicationsThis study provides evidence for the role of enterprise social media in developing organizational learning capability by offering support and platform for employees' informal learning and building their social capital. Thus, organizations should leverage enterprise social media not only a social networking tool but more as a strategic learning resource. Hence, organizational leaders must encourage employees to be involved on such platforms in order to promote their informal learning. Also, this study captures the role of employee social capital in explaining the enterprise social media, informal learning and organizational learning capability relationship. This shows that enterprise social media can help employees to learn informally when they have good relationships. Hence, this study provides implications for both HR and IT managers and consultants who plan to implement technology for collaborative purposes, should not undermine the importance of building employee social capital. Only then can they utilize the potential of ESM as a learning tool. Last, this research may also influence the general attitude towards social media use at work and further impact the design and implementation of organizational social media policies.Originality/valueThe paper is novel as the qualitative investigation offers deeper insights into the impact of ESM usage on employee and organizational learning behaviors. The paper draws on theoretical underpinnings to present useful linkages between emergent concepts and makes valuable contribution to the literature on enterprise social media use and learning at work.

Evaluating the network's value creation and its dependence on absorptive capacity and social capital factors

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppina Passiante ◽  
Valentina Ndou
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Network Systems ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Real Value ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Networks are assumed to enhance small firms' performance and competitiveness. Research indicates that there are various sources of value that could derive from networks, such as cost and time efficiency, quality improvement, flexibility and innovation. However, in most cases these values are associated with a general framework of what Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and network models are supposed to offer to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their participating actors. Little empirical research has focused on the real value that participating firms can appropriate and create. Based on an empirical study involving SMEs, this paper analyses the value that SMEs can create and/or appropriate by participating in networks and the extent to which value creation depends on factors such as absorptive capability and social capital. This study demonstrates that SMEs can create and appropriate a great deal of value when they become an integral part of network systems. However, factors such as absorptive capacity and social capital need to be taken into consideration, since they greatly impact and affect the capability of firms to create and appropriate value. It is argued that in order to create and appropriate value through networks, they need to emphasize knowledge assimilation and sharing as well as creating continuous learning capability.

Dynamic learning capability and actionable knowledge creation: clinical R&D in a pharmaceutical company

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Ingelgård ◽  
Jonas Roth ◽  
Alexander Styhre ◽  
A.B. (Rami) Shani
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Company ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Dynamic Learning ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Actionable Knowledge

scholarly journals Diversifying into technical clothing manufacture as entrepreneurial learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 676-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Theodorakopoulos ◽  
Carmel McGowan ◽  
David Bennett ◽  
Nada Kakabadse ◽  
Catarina Figueira
Keyword(s):  
Situated Learning ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Dynamic Learning ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Entrepreneurial Action ◽  
Industrialised Countries ◽  
Clothing Manufacture

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate analytically how entrepreneurial action as learning relating to diversifying into technical clothing – i.e. a high-value manufacturing sector – can take place. This is particularly relevant to recent discussion and debate in academic and policy-making circles concerning the survival of the clothing manufacture industry in developed industrialised countries. Design/methodology/approach – Using situated learning theory (SLT) as the major analytical lens, this case study examines an episode of entrepreneurial action relating to diversification into a high-value manufacturing sector. It is considered on instrumentality grounds, revealing wider tendencies in the management of knowledge and capabilities requisite for effective entrepreneurial action of this kind. Findings – Boundary events, brokers, boundary objects, membership structures and inclusive participation that addresses power asymmetries are found to be crucial organisational design elements, enabling the development of inter- and intracommunal capacities. These together constitute a dynamic learning capability, which underpins entrepreneurial action, such as diversification into high-value manufacturing sectors. Originality/value – Through a refinement of SLT in the context of entrepreneurial action, the paper contributes to an advancement of a substantive theory of managing technological knowledge and capabilities for effective diversification into high-value manufacturing sectors.

scholarly journals The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Competitive Advantage with Multiple Mediations from Social Capital and Dynamic Capabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhonghua Zhao ◽  
Fanchen Meng ◽  
Yin He ◽  
Zhouyang Gu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

The correlation between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and competitive advantage (CA) has been studied for decades; however, a consistent conclusion has still not been reached. This may be due to the lack of discussion about the variables that affect the relationship between them. We extended the examination of the relationship between CSR and CA through largely ignored perspectives of organization resources and capabilities. Drawing on the multiple mediations of social capital (SC) and dynamic capabilities (DCs), we generated propositions concerning the relationship of CSR with CA. Based on 112 enterprises in China, the data from 269 surveys were used to test our theoretical model. The results showed that CSR can positively affect CA directly and indirectly with mediations of structure and relational dimensions of CA. The results also showed that, in the dynamic environment, CSR indirectly created CA by enhancing DCs, such as resource integration capability and organizing learning capability, but not by innovation and transformation capability. From these results, the paper concluded that with a proper combination of external social measures, internal competitive resources and capabilities, enterprises can realize the creation of a shared value of economy and society, which in turn will become the sustainable power with which enterprises can gain CA.

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