Building and Developing Capabilities: A Cognitive Congruence Framework

Merali, Yasmin

Abstract

The importance of dynamism, regeneration, change, and innovation is often emphasized in 'competing for the future'. Recent literature on competencebased competition and dynamic capabilities highlights the role of knowledge management and organizational learning in strategic competition. This chapter discusses the cognitive infrastructure of an organization that underpins the development and leveraging of organizational capabilities in dynamic markets. An 'information lens' is employed to develop a cognitive congruence framework for looking at issues of organizational learning, knowledge creation, and the leveraging of capabilities. The model is based on the concept of an action-perception cycle, and is used to represent an important element in the 'sensemaking' processes of organizations engaged in transformational processes. Its usefulness as a descriptive and explanatory device is demonstrated through three case studies. This chapter also elaborates on the importance of achieving cognitive congruence in the cumulative action-perception cycles that underpin transformative processes in organizations.

Citation

Merali, Y. (2003). Building and Developing Capabilities: A Cognitive Congruence Framework. In R. Sanchez (Ed.), Knowledge Management and Organizational Competence (41-62). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199259281.003.0002

• Publication Date: Mar 6, 2003
• Deposit Date: Oct 18, 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 41-62
• Book Title: Knowledge Management and Organizational Competence
• Chapter Number: 2
• ISBN: 9780199259281; 9780199240289
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199259281.003.0002
• Keywords: Knowledge management; Organizational learning; Strategic competition; Organizational capabilities; Knowledge creation; Action-perception cycle; Sensemaking; Cognitive congruence framework
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2903333