Learning Organization Dimensions of the Sri Lanka Army

Autor/inn/en	Dahanayake, Nishada Dhananjaya; Gamlath, Sharmila
Titel	Learning Organization Dimensions of the Sri Lanka Army
Quelle	In: Learning Organization, 20 (2013) 3, S.195-215 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-6474
DOI	10.1108/09696471311328451
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Organizational Development; Foreign Countries; Organizational Culture; Organizational Theories; Predictor Variables; Nonprofit Organizations; Context Effect; Surveys; Questionnaires; Measures (Individuals); Armed Forces; Military Personnel; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Organisationsentwicklung; Ausland; Unternehmenskultur; Organisationstheorie; Prädiktor; Nonprofit-Organisation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Fragebogen; Messdaten; Military; Militär; Ceylon
Abstract	Purpose: This study intends to investigate the extent to which the Sri Lanka Army can be described as a learning organization. Design/methodology/approach: The main tool of analysis used was the Dimensions of the Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ) developed by Marsick and Watkins, with the exclusion of the sections on financial and knowledge performance. Findings: Using the DLOQ, the research found that the dimensions of a learning organization proposed by Marsick and Watkins are present in the Sri Lanka Army, although with some aberrations between different ranks. Research limitations/implications: The study was conducted without a directly connected dependent variable. Practical implications: This study shows how even a non-profit-oriented organization like the Sri Lanka Army can be informed from a concept like the learning organization, and indeed emphasizes the overarching need for a military organization to operate as a learning organization. Therefore, this research has reiterated the fact that the learning organization is a prescription that all organizations, even not-for-profit ones, should ardently pursue. The research also offers recommendations for improvements in the performance of the Sri Lanka Army by identifying certain weaknesses. Originality/value: By initiating the use of the DLOQ in the Sri Lankan as well as a military context, the study has opened the doors for administering the DLOQ and similar tools for measuring the extent of organizational learning and the presence and strength of learning organizational characteristics in Sri Lanka. (Contains 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10