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This paper provides a critique of current conceptions of "organizational memory" as presented in a number of recent studies. It briefly reviews some of the rich and varied contributions from both administrative studies and information systems concerning this topic, while at the same time noting the vagueness of the term as it is commonly used. What is of interest is the pervasiveness and perseverance of this nebulous concept across a wide range of disciplinary endeavours. The paper provides an important reformulation of one aspect of "memory" that is implicit if not explicit in most current views (i.e. the notion of memory as a passive store), arguing instead for an active, constructive view of "remembering" that has a long, if forgotten history within psychology and other fields. Some implications of such an approach are discussed, paying particular attention to the need for empirical studies of "memories in use" and the …