ERIC Number: EJ1360202
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1740-2875
EISSN: EISSN-1740-2883
Understanding Organisational Learning from an Integrative Perspective: The Relationships between Inward and Outward Organisational Learning and Organisational Outcomes
Bar, Anat; Somech, Anit
International Journal of Learning and Change, v15 n1 p1-27 2023
The present study examines the concept of organisational learning from an integrative perspective that includes two distinct categories: inward organisational learning and outward organisational learning. The research model suggests that a positive relationship will exist between each of the learning categories and organisational outcomes, which in turn comprise two aspects: organisation-focused outcomes (organisational performance and innovation) and employee-focused outcomes (professional development and intention to leave). To examine the model, data on 104 multi-professional early childhood organisations were collected from two sources. The results of an SEM analysis showed that inward organisational learning was positively related to the employee-focused outcomes (professional development and intention to leave), but no significant association was found with the organisational-focused outcomes. For outward organisational learning, positive correlations were found with the organisational-focused outcomes (performance, and innovation) as well as with the employee-focused variable of professional development (but not with intention to leave).
Descriptors: Organizational Learning, Outcomes of Education, Organizational Effectiveness, Innovation, Professional Development, Labor Turnover, Early Childhood Education, Employee Attitudes, Child Care Centers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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