The Concept of Learning in the Strategy Field
探讨学习概念如何影响竞争力理解,并分析其对多元化、垂直整合、战略与结构关系、创新及战略过程本身的启示,最后警示将学习视为天然有益和无政治性的倾向。
This article begins by looking at how the concept of learning has informed our understanding of competitiveness. It then goes on to examine the fresh perspective that the notion of learning opens up on the traditional concerns of corporate strategy, diversification and vertical integration, and on the link between strategy and structure. Next, the association between learning and innovation is discussed. The final part of the review concentrates on the promise that the concept of learning appears to hold as a model for the strategy process itself and the advantages that it offers over more traditional planning and decision making approaches. The article concludes on a cautionary note, warning against the tendency to see learning as inherently virtuous and apolitical, and critically assessing the issues, challenges and implications that still face us in working with the concept in the strategy field, despite its early impact and current promise.