Editing Organizational learning (section)

=== Diffusion of innovation ===
Organizational learning is important to consider in relation to [[innovation]], [[entrepreneurship]], [[technological change]], and [[economic growth]], specifically within the contexts of [[knowledge sharing]] and inter organizational learning.  As one of the key dynamics behind the [[knowledge economy]], organizational learning informs our understanding of knowledge transfer between organizations. Heterogeneous experience yields better learning outcomes than homogenous experience, and knowledge diffusion spreads heterogeneous experience across organizations.<ref name="Sullivan BN 20022" /><ref>Schilling, M. A., P. Vidal, R. Ployhart, A. Marangoni. 2003. Learning by doing something else: Variation, relatedness, and organizational learning. Management Sci. 49 39-56.</ref> [[Diffusion of innovations]] theory explores how and why people adopt new ideas, practices and products. It may be seen as a subset of the anthropological concept of diffusion and can help to explain how ideas are spread by individuals, social networks, and organizations. Innovation policy, economic development initiatives, educational program endeavors, and entrepreneurial incubation and acceleration could all be informed by organizational learning practices.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hassan |first1=Noha Ahmed |title=University business incubators as a tool for accelerating entrepreneurship: theoretical perspective |journal=Review of Economics and Political Science |date=1 January 2020 |volume=ahead-of-print |issue=ahead-of-print |doi=10.1108/REPS-10-2019-0142 |issn=2631-3561|doi-access=free }}</ref>