Learning to learn during the process of transformation and upgrading: A case study of goodbaby companies

Abstract

Abstract: This paper challenged the traditional opinion of "knowledge spillover" because learning failure will happen for some local OEM firms. Taking the case of Goodbaby's climbing process along the global value chain, this paper stresses the importance of transformation of organizational learning mode. This mode includes two kinds of mechanisms. One mechanism is on the learning orientation's change which means firm should change from external-motivated learning to internal-motivated learning. The other mechanism is on the learning ways' change which means the firm should change from the simple explorative or exploitative learning to the ambidexterity learning. During these processes, the corporate entrepreneurship plays a key role. Finally, this paper contends the synchronization of technological and management innovation and explains why some OEM firms failed to do so.

Key words: transformation of learning mode, corporate entrepreneurship, smile curve, management innovation

CLC Number:

F272.2

Liu Haijian. Learning to learn during the process of transformation and upgrading: A case study of goodbaby companies[J]. Science Research Management, 2015, 36(7): 122-129.

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