Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
learning advantage, operational focus, organizational learning, management literature
College
Marriott School of Management
Department
Management
Abstract
My ORCA project is primarily focused on organizational learning. I am working closely with Peter Madsen, my mentor, to gather data and find supporting literature. Our hypothesis is that strategic focus will increase the rate at which organizations learn. In a nuclear power plant, this can be measured by the number of delays for maintenance that occur in a plant. We hypothesize that organizations that operate in a narrowly defined domain will learn faster than other companies in that domain, even if they have the same level of aggregate experience. This topic is currently under debate in the management literature; we are trying to see which is better—to be a big conglomerate, or to be a more narrowly focused firm.
Recommended Citation
Savage, Jeffrey and Madsen, Dr. Peter
(2013)
"The Learning Advantage: The Effect of Operational Focus on the Rate of Organizational Learning,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 2487.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2487