Theory of organizational knowledge creation as a framework for transnational learning in regional development

This chapter introduces, contextualizes and evaluates the theory of organizational knowledge creation, also referred to in other chapters of this book, introduced by Nonaka and his colleagues. In this chapter, the SECI process and other elements of organizational knowledge creation theory of Nonaka and Takeuchi, such as ba, knowledge vision and knowledge assets, are discussed and adapted in explaining learning processes of regional actors and development networks.