Adapting to the COVID-19 World: A Case Study of Collective Learning in a Social Entrepreneurial Organisation
Journal of Workplace Learning
; 35(9):50-65, 2023.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2258414
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.
ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE), Adult Education, Administrator Attitudes, Workplace Learning, Pandemics, Educational Change, Cooperative Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, COVID-19, Sweden, Entrepreneurship, Computer Simulation, Case Studies, Employee Attitudes, Organizational Change, Social Organizations
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Databases of international organizations
Database:
ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Case report
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Workplace Learning
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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