Purpose

The study aims to explore and discuss the extent of influence of informal communication on learning in a European social democracy political party through a dual lens approach combining information behaviour and organisational learning perspectives.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper presents results from an in depth qualitative study, whereby data were collected through semi-structured and episodic narrative interviews. Template analysis was used.

Findings

Informal conversations were identified as intrinsic to the work of the political party. They did influence learning at individual and group levels, and there was a degree of diffusion within the organisation, although the latter was found to depend on opportunity, individual self-efficacy, level of involvement in the party and perceptions of who has influence. The dual lens approach facilitated greater levels of granularity of analysis at individual and group levels of learning.

Research limitations/implications

The paper highlights the benefits of using a dual lens approach to add depth to the interpretation of the research findings. Due to the small number of participants further research is needed to verify and extend the results and support a greater degree of transferability.

Originality/value

The information behaviour and organisational research theory that underpin the research have not been used together in this way before, and the context for the phenomenon being researched, a traditional political party struggling against the rise of populism in the 21st century, is both contemporary and understudied in each of the theory areas.

中文翻译：

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探讨非正式沟通对政党学习影响的双重视角

目的

本研究旨在通过结合信息行为和组织学习视角的双重视角，探索和讨论非正式交流对欧洲社会民主党学习的影响程度。

设计/方法/方法

本文介绍了深入定性研究的结果，其中数据是通过半结构化和情节式叙事访谈收集的。使用模板分析。

发现

非正式对话被确定为政党工作的固有内容。他们确实影响了个人和团体层面的学习，并且在组织内部存在一定程度的扩散，尽管发现后者取决于机会、个人自我效能、参与党的程度以及对谁具有影响力的看法。双镜头方法促进了在个人和小组学习水平上进行更细粒度的分析。

研究限制/影响

该论文强调了使用双镜头方法来增加对研究结果的解释深度的好处。由于参与者人数较少，需要进一步研究以验证和扩展结果并支持更大程度的可转移性。

原创性/价值

支撑这项研究的信息行为和组织研究理论以前从未以这种方式一起使用，而被研究的现象的背景，一个与 21 世纪民粹主义兴起作斗争的传统政党，既是当代的，也是研究不足的。在每个理论领域。