Organizational Learning, Knowledge Management Practices and Firm's Performance: An Empirical Study of a Heavy Engineering Firm in India

Autor/inn/en	Jain, Ajay K.; Moreno, Ana
Titel	Organizational Learning, Knowledge Management Practices and Firm's Performance: An Empirical Study of a Heavy Engineering Firm in India
Quelle	In: Learning Organization, 22 (2015) 1, S.14-39 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-6474
DOI	10.1108/TLO-05-2013-0024
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Knowledge Management; Organizational Development; Engineering; Public Sector; Factor Analysis; Organizational Culture; Performance Factors; Questionnaires; Multiple Regression Analysis; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Wissensmanagement; Organisationsentwicklung; Maschinenbau; Öffentlicher Sektor; Faktorenanalyse; Unternehmenskultur; Leistungsindikator; Fragebogen; Indien
Abstract	Purpose: The study aims at investigating the impact of organizational learning (OL) on the firm's performance and knowledge management (KM) practices in a heavy engineering organization in India. Design/Methodology/Approach: The data were collected from 205 middle and senior executives working in the project engineering management division of a heavy engineering public sector organization. The organization manufactures power generation equipment. Questionnaires were administered to collect the data from the respondents. Findings: Results were analyzed using the exploratory factor analysis and multiple regression analysis techniques. The findings showed that all the factors of OL, i.e. collaboration and team working, performance management, autonomy and freedom, reward and recognition and achievement orientation were found to be the positive predictors of different dimensions of firm's performance and KM practices. Research Limitations/Implications: The implications are discussed to improve the OL culture to enhance the KM practices so that firm's performance could be sustained financially or otherwise. The study is conducted in one division of a large public organization, hence generalizability is limited. Originality/Value: This is an original study carried out in a large a heavy engineering organization in India that validates the theory of OL and KM in the Indian context. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01