A research framework for empirical studies in organizational memory

@article{Morrison1996ARF,
  title={A research framework for empirical studies in organizational memory},
  author={Joline Morrison and Mark D. Weiser},
  journal={Proceedings of HICSS-29: 29th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences},
  year={1996},
  volume={3},
  pages={178-187 vol.3}
}
  • J. Morrison, M. Weiser
  • Published 3 January 1996
  • Computer Science
  • Proceedings of HICSS-29: 29th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
J.P. Walsh and G.R. Ungson (1991) defined an organizational memory (OM) research agenda encompassing three sequential phases: assessing the structure of OM; parsing the OM acquisition, retention, and retrieval processes; and assessing the consequences of OM. One way for researchers to address Walsh and Ungson's research agenda and enable OM to evolve as a research domain is by theory testing through hypothesis generation and empirical research. The paper defines an initial research framework… Expand
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