A Meta-Analytic Review of the Relationship Between Learning Organization and Organizational Performance and Employee Attitudes: Using the Dimensions of Learning Organization Questionnaire
verifiedrich profile · Human Resource Development Review · 2021
Ju, Boreum; Lee, Yunsoo; Park, Sunyoung; Yoon, Seung Won
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What this article reports
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organizational learning → organizational commitment
learning orientation → job satisfaction
learning orientation → turnover intention
organizational learning → job satisfaction
Models this article informs
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learning orientation predicts job satisfaction
learning orientation predicts organizational commitment
learning orientation predicts turnover intention
organizational learning predicts job satisfaction
organizational learning predicts organizational commitment
In the authors’ words
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The purpose of this meta-analysis study is to examine the correlations between the Dimensions of Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ) and frequently examined outcomes including organizational performance and employee attitudes. Positive relationships were found between the DLOQ and organizational performance (e.g., financial, knowledge, and innovative performance) and employee attitudes (e.g., organizational commitment and job satisfaction) and the sub-dimensions (e.g., affective, continuance, and normative commitment), with a notable exception of a negative relationship between the DLOQ and turnover. Because the DLOQ has been used in many countries over the years, this study also examined the influence of national culture on the outcomes. Power distance moderated the relationship between the learning organization and overall organizational performance. Our meta-analytic review makes substantive contributions to the literature on the learning organization concept and the study of national culture as a significant moderator. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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supports “Given that an LO promotes continuous learning and transformation (Watkins & Marsick, 1993), employees in an LO are motivated to learn and be engaged, which may lead to organizational commitment (Ju et al., 2021; Watkins & Kim, 2018).”
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