Title: Linking unlearning and Relational Capital through organisational relearning

Authors: Juan G. Cegarra-Navarro, Maria T. Sanchez-Polo

Addresses: Facultad de Ciencias de la Empresa, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 50, 30203, Cartagena (Murcia), Spain. ' Facultad de Ciencias de la Empresa, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 50, 30203, Cartagena (Murcia), Spain

Abstract: Although unlearning in organisations has been considered necessary for organisational learning, little is known about how unlearning takes place. This paper examines the relative importance and significance of Individual Unlearning (IUL) on the organisational relearning and its effects on the creation of Relational Capital (RC) through an empirical investigation of 130 SMEs in the Spanish telecommunicasector using structural equation modelling validated by factor analysis. Results support that IUL has an indirect effect on RC through organisational relearning.

Keywords: individual unlearning; organisational relearning; relational capital; SMEs; innovation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2007.012284

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2007 Vol.7 No.1, pp.37 - 52

Published online: 02 Feb 2007 *

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