Objective: To explore the use of organisational learning practices in start-up growth by focusing on start-up development stages and the 4I framework of organisational learning. Research Design & Methods: The qualitative analysis was performed based on seven case studies: Lithuanian technology-based start-ups. The data collected from entrepreneurs working in technology knowledge intensive sector enables examining the practices of organisational learning that emerges in specific life cycle stages of start-ups. Findings: The research results indicate that Lithuanian technology-based start-ups use behavioural learning the most in their growth stages. Start-ups are more likely to use the error-learning approach than cognitive or action learning practices. Learning practices are accepted intuitively, later interpreted and integrated. However, Lithuanian technologybased start-ups have not yet institutionalised the benefits of organisational learning. Implications & Recommendations: Organisation learning practices should be applied in start-ups from the very beginning of their growth with the goal to develop a culture of learning. Contribution & Value Added: This study contributes to the international entrepreneurship literature by examining the start-ups growth stages and the aspects of organisational learning: its methods, dynamic processes and the benefits of its application. Our contribution is a contextual focus of Lithuania, a small economy in transition. The empirical results provide some guidelines to practitioners who reduce gaps in the developmental stage of start-ups, solve challenges, and achieve a quicker settlement of a start-up in global markets by effectively using the knowledge of organisation learning in individual, group, and organisational levels. Article type: research article

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组织学习实践在初创企业成长中的应用

目标：通过关注初创公司发展阶段和组织学习的 4I 框架，探索组织学习实践在初创公司成长中的应用。研究设计和方法：定性分析是基于七个案例研究进行的：立陶宛基于技术的初创企业。从在技术知识密集型部门工作的企业家收集的数据能够检查在初创企业的特定生命周期阶段出现的组织学习实践。调查结果：研究结果表明，立陶宛基于技术的初创企业在其成长阶段使用行为学习最多。与认知或行动学习实践相比，初创企业更有可能使用错误学习方法。学习实践被直觉地接受，随后被解释和整合。然而，立陶宛基于技术的初创企业尚未将组织学习的好处制度化。启示和建议：组织学习实践应从初创企业成长的一开始就应用于初创企业，目的是培养学习文化。贡献和附加值：本研究通过检查初创企业的成长阶段和组织学习的各个方面：其方法、动态过程及其应用的好处，为国际创业文献做出了贡献。我们的贡献是立陶宛这个转型中的小经济体的背景重点。实证结果为从业者缩小初创企业发展阶段差距、解决挑战、并通过在个人、团体和组织层面有效地利用组织学习的知识，在全球市场上更快地解决初创企业的问题。文章类型：研究文章