Toward a Learning Organization
Author Affiliations
- 1Qurtuba University of Science and IT, Peshawar, Pakistan
- 2CIIT, Vehari, Pakistan
Res. J. Management Sci., Volume 5, Issue (11), Pages 15-23, November,6 (2016)
Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze and define learning capabilities that presently exist in organizations. It attempts to asses learning within the organization by measuring changes in organizational practices and employee performances. Besides other practices, the two widely used are training and development. These are reported by most of the research studies to be linked to organizational learning and employee performance. Snowball sampling procedure was used and 200 employees of four telecom companies were selected as participants of the study. Responses were collected through an adapted 5 points Likert Scale questionnaire. The range of the questionnaire was 1= strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree. The frequency and type of training and learning activities within target firms were identified and perceived employee performance was measured. Factor analysis, Pearson’s Correlation and multiple regressions were used for data analysis. The results showed that companies in telecom sector are struggling to provide an environment which is conducive to learning. The study attempted to explain that training is different from learning and individual learning contributes to organization learning.
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