IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/indinn/v12y2005i2p283-301.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

New Modes of Learning in Services: A Study of Hong Kong's Consulting Engineers

Author

Listed:
  • Erik Baark

Abstract

The point of departure of this paper is that Hong Kong consulting engineers face a challenge of making a transition from a traditional mode of learning based primarily on the exploitation of existing knowledge to a more innovation-oriented mode of learning. Focusing on three key dimensions of the accumulation of knowledge in the consulting engineering sector, the paper examines the intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to an innovation-oriented mode of learning among consulting engineering firms in Hong Kong. First, the paper studies the role of mobilizing creative human resources; second, it examines the role of partnership and interaction in project-based organizations; third, it explores the effects of more widespread use of information and communication technology (ICT) for enhancing the flow of knowledge and innovation in the sector.

Suggested Citation

  • Erik Baark, 2005. "New Modes of Learning in Services: A Study of Hong Kong's Consulting Engineers," Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(2), pages 283-301.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:indinn:v:12:y:2005:i:2:p:283-301
    DOI: 10.1080/13662710500088469
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13662710500088469
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1080/13662710500088469?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Ammon Salter & David Gann, 2001. "Sources of Ideas for Innovation in Engineering Design," SPRU Working Paper Series 74, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Bianco, Federica & Michelino, Francesca, 2010. "The role of content management systems in publishing firms," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 117-124.
    2. Trigo, Alexandre & Vence, Xavier, 2012. "Scope and patterns of innovation cooperation in Spanish service enterprises," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(3), pages 602-613.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:taf:indinn:v:12:y:2005:i:2:p:283-301. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Chris Longhurst (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.tandfonline.com/CIAI20 .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.