Managing technology projects: an organizational learning approach

Empirical studies have pointed to the need for coupling the introduction of new technology to organizational development and corporate strategy. We propose an organizational learning approach and present a four-perspective model which accepts the multidimensional nature of learning in organizations. This will allow for a comprehensive discussion, supported by case studies, of how to identify core competences in an industrial enterprise, how to analyze the present situation as a basis for suggesting combined means for further developing core competences. The paper concludes with a series of statements which outline implications which may be drawn from the application of the four-perspective model of learning