A transactive memory perspective of group learning

An increasing reliance on groups in organizations has made group learning a popular topic in the domain of organizational behavior. While shedding light on a range of factors influencing group learning processes, the literature on this topic is subject to conceptual ambiguities and inconsistent definitions. I draw on transactive memory theory (Wegner, 1986) to discuss learning processes in groups through three interrelated information processing phases of encoding, storage, and retrieval.