Managerial and Organizational Factors Influencing Organizational Learning

Abstract

Although the concepts of Learning Organization (LO) and Organizational Learning (OL) have been in use for about three decades, the realty of learning practices is still doubted. This study attempts to investigate the impact of some carefully selected organizational and managerial factors on the OL through the mediating role of IT infrastructure. The findings of this study revealed that management style as a managerial factor and strategic orientation as an organizational factor has a direct positive impact on OL. In addition, the results confirmed that IT infrastructure has mediating impact between managerial factors and OL. Accordingly, the study recommends that more open and flexible styles are needed to encourage OL. Additionally, prompting of OL requires a strategic actions and consideration