2. Literature Review

This chapter offers information on the literature which serves as a contextualization of the literature review and is presented after the introduction. This chapter brings forward OL, KM, and innovation highlighting their relationship. A discussion of geographically dispersed private education organisation is provided as it relates to the study settings, and conceptions of innovation are introduced as the factors influencing OL, KM, and innovation experiences are established on innovation concepts. This chapter further develops an argument to support the claim that the fields intersect in a number of areas. Moreover, this interrelationship is consistent with the central themes in innovation research. Thus, the need for current research is ascertained upon reviewing calls for research. An analysis of the literature in the fields of OL, KM, and innovation practices in a geographically dispersed environment shaped by the factors, characteristics and mechanisms highlights the need for more understanding that focuses on examining the fields together.