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Jain, Ajay K.; Moreno, Ana – Learning Organization, 2015
Purpose: The study aims at investigating the impact of organizational learning (OL) on the firm's performance and knowledge management (KM) practices in a heavy engineering organization in India. Design/Methodology/Approach: The data were collected from 205 middle and senior executives working in the project engineering management division of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Organizational Development, Engineering
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Zhou, Wencang; Hu, Huajing; Shi, Xuli – Learning Organization, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for studying organizational learning, firm innovation and firm financial performance. Design/methodology/approach: This paper examines the effects of organizational learning on innovation and performance among 287 listed Chinese companies. Findings: The results indicate a positive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Organizational Development, Innovation
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Dahanayake, Nishada Dhananjaya; Gamlath, Sharmila – Learning Organization, 2013
Purpose: This study intends to investigate the extent to which the Sri Lanka Army can be described as a learning organization. Design/methodology/approach: The main tool of analysis used was the Dimensions of the Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ) developed by Marsick and Watkins, with the exclusion of the sections on financial and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Organizational Development, Foreign Countries, Organizational Culture
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Suh, Taewon; Jung, Jae C.; Smith, Bruce L. – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: This study aims to investigate creativity-related determinants of learning in the context of business-to-business services and client-agency relationships. Design/methodology/approach: The research model includes client encouragement, agency creativity, campaign creativity, and perceived performance. The study involved conducting a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Development, Creativity, Program Effectiveness
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Jamali, Dima; Sidani, Yusuf; Zouein, Charbel – Learning Organization, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to survey the various measurement instruments of the learning organization on offer, leading to the adoption of a tool that was considered most suitable for gauging progress towards the learning organization in two sectors of the Lebanese economy, namely banking and information technology (IT).…
Descriptors: Banking, Systems Approach, Measurement, Information Technology
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Jamali, Dima; Sidani, Yusuf – Learning Organization, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the performance of a sample of Lebanese organizations vis-a-vis some of the core learning organization dimensions identified in the literature, focusing specifically on those dimensions that are considered most salient and relevant in the Lebanese context. Design/methodology/approach: The paper…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Questionnaires, Measurement, Factor Analysis
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Dymock, Darryl; McCarthy, Carmel – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore employee perceptions of the development of a learning culture in a medium-sized manufacturing company that was aspiring to become a learning organization. Design/methodology/approach: The research comprised an extended interview with the company's Organizational Development Manager, a validated…
Descriptors: Employees, Interviews, Manufacturing, Organizational Development
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Blackman, Deborah; Henderson, Steven – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: In this paper it is held that a transformational learning organisation could be clearly distinguished from non-learning organisations. This paper seeks to establish whether or not this is actually the case. Design/methodology/approach: Case studies were developed for two organisations considering themselves to be learning organisations…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Learning Processes, Transformative Learning, Organizational Change
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Lucas, Leyland M.; Ogilvie, D. T. – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to illuminate the question "given all that we know about knowledge transfer in organizations, why do problems persist?" This is achieved by examining the challenges confronting organizations in developing an effective knowledge transfer strategy. Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire was administered to…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Employees, Reputation, Transfer of Training
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Kumar, Naresh; Idris, Khairuddin – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: This study aims to explore the relationships between learning organisation dimensions, institutional characteristics and knowledge performance among Malaysian private higher learning institutions. Design/methodology/approach: The researchers sought managers' responses to the dimensions of the learning organisation questionnaire (DLOQ)…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Program Effectiveness, Organizational Development, College Environment