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Learning through grafting in ventures in new areas

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  • Segelod, Esbjörn

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Organizations can increase and change their knowledge base both through the learning of their members and through the acquisition of new members and the knowledge that they possess. This last, which Huber (1991, Organization Science, 2(1), 88-115) terms learning through grafting, is a very important vehicle for learning in Western firms. This article presents a model of learning in ventures in new areas, where grafting has been an important means. It is based on interviews with senior management involved in 13 major ventures intended to renew and reorientate mature firms, and on their view of the learning process. The article shows how the companies concerned acted to acquire new knowledge and to develop new competence, and the factors affecting their learning process. At the same time it represents one way of thinking about learning through grafting in new ventures.

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  • Segelod, Esbjörn, 2001. "Learning through grafting in ventures in new areas," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 17(3), pages 305-328, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:scaman:v:17:y:2001:i:3:p:305-328
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    1. Segelod , Esbjörn & Jordan, Gary, 2002. "The Use and Importance of External Sources of Knowledge in the Software Development Process," FE rapport 2002-391, University of Gothenburg, Department of Business Administration.
    2. Pattravadee Ploykitikoon & Charles M. Weber, 2019. "Knowledge Pathways and Performance: An Empirical Study of the National Laboratories in a Technology Latecomer Country," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(03), pages 1-37, May.
    3. Saarenketo, Sami & Puumalainen, Kaisu & Kuivalainen, Olli & Kylaheiko, Kalevi, 2004. "Dynamic knowledge-related learning processes in internationalizing high-tech SMEs," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(3), pages 363-378, June.
    4. Purkayastha, Anish & Kumar, Vikas & Gupta, Vishal K., 2021. "Emerging market internationalizing firms: Learning through internationalization to achieve entrepreneurial orientation," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 56(5).

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