A sensemaking perspective on collaborative learning as the driver of innovation
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kinghorn, Johann | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Kunda, William Chinyimba | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.other | Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Information Science. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-09T14:09:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-09T14:09:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-03 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 1916. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | ENGLISH SUMMARY: The thesis explores the concept of organisational innovation as a process of collaborative learning. It takes its point of departure the sensemaking theory of Karl E Weick. Through the this lens the thesis highlights the steps involved in the innovation process and how relevant they are to innovation management. Chapter 1 introduces the scope and focus of study, highlighting the delimiters, assumptions and theories for research. Chapter 2 explores different theories on innovation that have been presented over the years. It also discusses the process of diffusion that innovation goes through. Chapter 3 explains Weick’s sensemaking theory in detail. It singles out four of the properties of sensemaking, occasions for sensemaking and vocabularies of sensemaking. Chapter 4 discusses different schools of thought in the area of organisational learning and links this knowledge management as a complementary theory to organisational learning. Chapter 5 defines the concept of collaboration and discusses collective intelligence, collective action and communities of practice. Chapter 6 presents thoughts on the implications of the research with regard to organisational innovation. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die tesis ondersoek die konsep van organisatoriese innovasie as synde ‘n proses van kollaboratiewe leer. Die vertrekpunt is die sensemaking teorie van Karl E Weick. Deur hierdie lens word die stappe in ‘n innovasieproses belig en in verband gebring met innovasiebestuur. Hoofstuk 1 sit die skopus en fokus van die tesis uiteen. Begrensing, aannames en keuses van teoretiese invalshoeke word gemotiveer. Hoofstuk 2 ondersoek verskeie skole van denke oor innovasie, asook die rol van diffusie in die innovasieproses. Hoofstuk 3 verduidelik Weick se sensemaking in besonderhede en beklemtoon veral 4 kenmerke, die omstandighede vir sensemaking en die verskillende woordeskatte van sensemaking. Hoofstuk 4 bespreek die verskillende skole van denke met betrekking tot orgaisatoriese leer en bring dit in verband met kennisbestuur. Hooftsuk 5 definieer die konsep van kollaborasie en bespreek ook kollektiewe intelligensie, aksie en praktyk. Hoofstuk 6 bied die gevolgtrekkings aan wat gemaak is uit die ondersoek van innovasie. | af_ZA |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 123 pages | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/98353 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | Stellenbosch University | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Organizational change | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Organizational effectiveness | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Sensemaking theory | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Organizational innovation | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Collaborative learning | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.title | A sensemaking perspective on collaborative learning as the driver of innovation | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |