Adapting to the COVID-19 World: A Case Study of Collective Learning in a Social Entrepreneurial Organisation

Autor/in	Eslahchi, Morteza
Titel	Adapting to the COVID-19 World: A Case Study of Collective Learning in a Social Entrepreneurial Organisation
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 35 (2023) 9, S.50-65 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/JWL-02-2022-0014
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change; Workplace Learning; Cooperative Learning; Adult Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Pandemics; Educational Change; Employee Attitudes; Social Organizations; Administrator Attitudes; Outcomes of Education; Computer Simulation; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Unternehmungsgeist; Organisationswandel; Kooperatives Lernen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Computerkonferenz; Bildungsreform; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Schweden
Abstract	Purpose: This paper aims to examine how a social entrepreneurial organisation in Sweden collectively learned to adapt itself to the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: Using an abductive approach, this study conducted single case fieldwork on a social entrepreneurial organisation called SFE. The following research questions were asked: What are the changes in collective learning conditions that SFE has to face during the pandemic? What are the outcomes of collective learning during the pandemic in SFE? Findings: This study results indicate that collective learning conditions were changed by restructuring the organisation's design and teamwork during the pandemic, which facilitated sharing of knowledge and experiences. This collective learning helped the organisation develop new virtual projects during the pandemic. Another result of this collective learning was the members' new shared understanding of the organisation's vision. Research limitations/implications: This study hopes to broaden the understanding of the relationship between collective learning in organisations and organisational adaptation in times of crisis. Practical implications: This study can help leaders of social entrepreneurial organisations understand what changes are necessary to create a team that collectively learns. Originality/value: The data had the advantage of being gathered as a real-time process, and the researcher witnessed how the organisation achieved adaptation as it happened and not just through its members' reflection of it as a past phenomenon. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01