Does organizational learning capacity impact on organizational effectiveness? Research analysis of the metal industry

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of the study is to emphasize the importance of organizational learning capacity (OLC) and to measure its influence on organizational effectiveness (OE) in metalworking manufacturing.

Design/methodology/approach

The research plan has been stated as; looking for the survey questions in the literature, reaching the participants, informing them about the survey, gathering the data, and measuring and analyzing the data. The survey instrument has been applied on metal industry employees in Turkey. The valid responses have reached to 578. We analyzed the data by SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 11.5.

Findings

There are significant correlations (at the 0.000 level) between OE and all OLC dimensions (systems orientation, organizational climate for learning orientation, knowledge acquisition and utilization orientation, and information sharing and dissemination orientation). The total explained variance of OE (depending on OLC) has been calculated as 65 percent.

Research limitations/implications

We have calculated the OE value in terms of employee satisfaction, customer orientation and financial and growth performance, whereas there may be other factors to be considered for the related value.

Practical implications

The organizations should consider knowledge‐intensive activities more precisely when constructing their strategic maps.

Originality/value

This study helps to fulfill the gap between the OE and OLC from a managerial point of view in metalworking manufacturing. The main audiences are global businesses as well as academic researchers.

Citation

Aydin, B. and Ceylan, A. (2009), "Does organizational learning capacity impact on organizational effectiveness? Research analysis of the metal industry", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 21-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280910951577