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How types of organizational culture and technological capabilities contribute to organizational learning

Taghreed Al Dari (College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Fauzia Jabeen (College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Matloub Hussain (College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Dana Al Khawaja (Department of Pharmacy, Fatima College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

Management Research Review

ISSN: 2040-8269

Article publication date: 13 October 2020

Issue publication date: 2 March 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to develop a theoretical framework of the impact of clan and hierarchy cultures and knowledge technological capabilities on organizational learning.

Design/methodology/approach

A questionnaire survey was used to collect data from 693 employees working in knowledge management centers in various law and enforcement units in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Structural equation modeling was used to test the relationships between the variables.

Findings

The findings show that the clan culture had a significant negative effect on organizational learning. However, hierarchy culture and knowledge technological capabilities had a significant positive impact in predicting organizational learning behavior.

Research limitations/implications

The study focuses on a specific type of public organization only, which somewhat limits the generalizability of the research results. Second, as the study was cross-sectional, the causal relationships could not be inferred directly. The study results will help policymakers create a learning organization by examining the impact of organizational culture and knowledge of technological capabilities.

Originality/value

This paper has added knowledge about the relationship between culture types, knowledge technological capabilities and organizational learning, particularly in the UAE. This study helps to bridge the gap in research on culture and knowledge technological capabilities and organizational learning.

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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgments: We would like to thank the editor(s), and the anonymous three reviewers for their constructive quality feedback which helped us in improving this manuscript.

Declaration: Dr. Taghreed Al Dari and Dr. Fauzia Jabeen have contributed equally and are the co-first authors of this article.

Citation

Al Dari, T., Jabeen, F., Hussain, M. and Al Khawaja, D. (2021), "How types of organizational culture and technological capabilities contribute to organizational learning", Management Research Review, Vol. 44 No. 3, pp. 437-459. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-02-2020-0090

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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