What is the main statement of Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton’s article (‘The knowing-doing gap’, 1999, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.4)?
Knowledge and action are, in practice, often a twofoldness
Implementing is not the main problem, but generating new knowledge is
Creative knowledge creation will naturally lead to good implementation
Most organizations do not suffer from ignorance, only from a lack of implementation.
Based on Pfeffer and Sutton’s article (‘The knowing-doing gap’, 1999, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.4), judge whether the following statements are true or false:
I Knowledge management is one of the best solutions to bridge the knowledge-doing gap. II New knowledge creation is often listed very low on the priority lists of companies.
Both statements are true
Statement I is true, statement II is false
Statement I is false, statement II is true
Both statements are false.
Based on Pfeffer and Sutton’s article (‘The knowing-doing gap’, 1999, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.4), judge whether the following statements are true or false:
I Too many managers want to learn ‘how’, rather than ‘why’. II Knowing by doing develops a much deeper, and more profound, level of knowledge.
Both statements are true
Statement I is true, statement II is false
Statement I is false, statement II is true
Both statements are false.
Which of the following is an important similarity between the articles of Pfeffer & Sutton (‘The knowing-doing gap’, 1999, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.4) and Senge (‘Building learning organizations’, 1990, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.3)?
Both articles can be categorized in the organizational dynamics perspective
Both articles stress that knowing and doing are different qualities
Both articles stress the importance of the role of the leader
All of the above.
Based on Pfeffer and Sutton’s article (‘The knowing-doing gap’, 1999, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.4), judge whether the following statements are true or false:
I Mistakes must be avoided at all times while bridging the knowledge-doing gap. II Fear is an important cause for the existence of the knowledge-doing gap.