Low-performing organizations more likely to look outside for knowledge, study shows

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“People in low-performing organizations are more likely to look to others working elsewhere to access new knowledge and practices, a new study shows.”

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web search NEUTRAL — Those in high performing organisations are more likely to search for help from colleagues. The research suggests low-performing, risk-tolerant organisations could benefit most from searching across bo…
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“Those in high performing organizations are more likely to search for help from colleagues.”

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web search NEUTRAL — Those in high performing organizations are more likely to search for help from colleagues. The research in Public Management Review suggests that low-performing, risk-tolerant organizations could bene…
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“The research in Public Management Review suggests that low-performing, risk-tolerant organizations could benefit most from searching across boundaries for new knowledge.”

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“High-performing, risk-averse organizations could benefit from internal searches to refine existing routines.”

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“The theory was tested by analyzing New York City public schools' responses to information about academic performance.”

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“The lowest-performing schools encouraged collaboration with teachers from other schools and had a much higher level of cross-school collaboration.”

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web search NEUTRAL — New York City Public Schools produces several reports to help families understand the quality of their school. These reports draw from multiple sources, including formal school visits, feedback from s…
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“Those with higher performance grades were more likely to collaborate within their own organization, while showing less need to search across organizational boundaries.”

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web search NEUTRAL — Higher-performing teams have the courage to engage with these issues AND the competence to work through them. Lower-performing teams avoid them OR lack the capability to handle them well."
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“Researchers analyzed schools' participation in a collaboration program, the Learning Partners Program (LPP).”

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“The program matched schools as a network so teachers could learn from an exemplary school that exhibited expertise in a particular area, such as supporting students with disabilities.”

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“The participation rate of the Learning Partners Program increased when organizations received a low performance grade, while high-performing groups showed less willingness to participate.”

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“Dr Taek Kyu Kim, from the University of Exeter, who led the research”

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“Taek Kyu Kim et al, Beyond problemistic search: a contingency perspective on organizational response to performance feedback, Public Management Review (2026). DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2026.2645327”

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