Salvador Vivas-López

Boosting organizational learning through team-based talent management: what is the evidence from large Spanish firms?

Talent management (TM) can crucially help optimize organizational learning (OL) processes. The aim of this article is to study whether certain TM practices related to teamwork design and dynamics stimulate and develop learning (i.e. knowledge creation) processes within the organization and across the different ontological levels (individual, group and organizational–institutional). A model linking team-based TM and OL is tested in a sample of large Spanish companies. Our empirical results emphasize the distinction between individual–group and institutional levels of learning as the two pillars of OL. The results also highlight the role of team autonomy and creativity as crucial factors for successful OL through team-based TM, especially for interlinking individual and group learning levels.

Managing talent for organisational learning

The phenomenon of globalisation and the intensification of change mean that firms increasingly require an internal structure that fosters the genesis and application of new knowledge. If the firm’s objective is to achieve continuous learning then organisational variables and managerial purpose through talent management are essential for access to superior knowledge assets. This study takes an in-depth look at the relationship between a political phenomenon (talent management) and a natural one (organisational learning and/or knowledge creation) within a particular organisational framework. The aim is to obtain evidence of the effect of organisational variables on learning and knowledge from the perspective of large Spanish firms.

GESTIÓN POR COMPETENCIAS EN INSTITUCIONES SANITARIAS: CLAVES DE LA DIRECCIÓN DE RECURSOS HUMANOS EN LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA (ESPAÑA)

El trabajo busca analizar las claves de la gestion de personas en organizaciones complejas prestadoras de servicios publicos como son las instituciones sanitarias. Para ello, se adopta como marco teorico uno de los mas novedosos desarrollos en el ambito de la Direccion de Recursos Humanos: la Gestion por Competencias. Este trabajo persigue arrojar luz sobre la aplicacion de estas propuestas de gestion a la direccion de personas en organizaciones sanitarias del sistema de salud valenciano. La metodologia de investigacion empleada ha sido el estudio en profundidad de diferentes casos de hospitales publicos y privados en la Comunidad Valenciana (Espana), que conduzcan a la genesis de construcciones teoricas embrionarias en este ambito.

Facilitating organisational learning through teamwork-based knowledge management: evidence from Spain

In the context of organisational learning optimisation through knowledge management policies, it is essential to pay careful attention to teamwork design and dynamics. Having these ideas in mind, the aim of our paper is to empirically study whether a number of knowledge management policies related to team design and dynamics facilitate organisational learning processes across the different ontological levels (individual, group, and organisational-institutional). Hence, we propose a model linking teamwork-design based on knowledge management policies (including the sub-dimensions of team composition, team bonding, and team bridging) and organisational learning. We test this model in a sample of large Spanish companies. Our findings highlight the role of, on the one hand, individual-group learning level and, on the other hand, institutional learning level, as the two cornerstones of organisational learning. Furthermore, team autonomy and creativity stand out as crucial factors for successful knowledge management policies.