期刊名称：Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：1931-6550
出版年度：2012
卷号：38
期号：2
出版社：American Society for Information Science and Technology
摘要：In competitive business market systems, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) interact continually as leaders and followers. SMEs can engage in active learning, leading the way and learning from the consequences, or they can learn reactively by observing and imitating rivals in their competitive environment. Integrating a theory of action learning with a theory relating learning levels with organizational change leads to the concept of reaction learning. This theoretical view of learning fits the observed behavior of SMEs in a competitive environment. Recognizing both action and reaction learning promotes better understanding of how those in the business community make strategic decisions and learn from their own experiences and from their competitors.
