IIMS Journal of Management Science

The Meaning of Learning in Organisations and Knowledge Acquisition: A Competency Based Perspective

M.Kameshwar Rao¹ Sasmita Palo²

First Published 1 Jun 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/ims.2011.2.2.173

Article Information

Volume 2, Issue 2 July-December, 2011

¹M.Kameshwar Rao is working as an assistant professor in the department of management studies, at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. He has published many articles both at national and international level. He can be reached at mkameshrao@nitt.edu,

²Dr. Sasmita Palo is Associate Professor & chairperson in the School of Management and Labour Studies at Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai. She has written many articles in both international and national level journals. She can be reached at spalo@tiss.edu

Abstract

For leveraging the competitive advantage, organisations have to necessarily depend on the new frontiers of knowledge. Hence, learning becomes an integral part of any organisation to generate superior performance. Learning plays a crucial role in creating and disseminating knowledge throughout the organisation. Knowledge has undoubtedly become a major source of competitive advantage for many industries. This paper highlights the relationship between learning, knowledge and managerial competencies in an organisation. Apart from this, the paper also argues that the organisation must focus on developing the managerial competencies to attain a competitive advantage in learning and knowledge acquisition

Keywords

Learning, Organisational Learning, Knowledge Acquisition, Managerial Competencies.

JEL CLASSIFICATION: L 20

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