When Web 2.0 becomes an organizational learning tool: evaluating Web 2.0 tools
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the link between Web 2.0 and organizational learning through a framework that assesses its adaptability as a learning tool.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a conceptual paper using arguments from organizational learning literature.
Findings
The authors show that, as learning tools, Web 2.0 tools should be able to create interaction, enable knowledge sharing, access pre‐knowledge, and generate and store new knowledge.
Research limitations/implications
The constructs are stepping stones towards a complete learning organization.
Practical implications
The proposed framework brings organizations closer to prioritizing and evaluating learning tools and aligning them to dynamic social interactions in the workplace.
Social implications
The proposed framework can inform the development of policies and procedures concerning the use of Web 2.0 tools by employees in the workplace.
Originality/value
The framework opens a new insight to the evaluation process for learning tools and an area of information systems and organizational development research where a handful have ventured.
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Citation
Boateng, R., Mbarika, V. and Thomas, C. (2010), "When Web 2.0 becomes an organizational learning tool: evaluating Web 2.0 tools", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281011037254
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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