Organizational learning in educational settings (technical): an Indian perspective

Purpose – This paper seeks to present an empirical study on organizational learning in Indian educational organizations.Design/methodology/approach – The Learning Organization Profile (LOP) Survey is used as the tool for eliciting responses from the staff regarding the nature and state of organizational learning prevailing in educational settings. The study attempts to highlight the extent of organizational learning in technological institutes of repute in both the public and private sectors in India. Factor analysis and descriptive statistics have been used to analyze data and to make comparisons vis‐a‐vis ownership of organization and employee category.Findings – Results indicate that the extent of organizational learning is below the expected level in both public and private sectors. Significant difference exists between public and private organizations in terms of the extent as well as dimensions of organizational learning. As leadership has emerged as the most valued factor in the private sector inst...

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