Organizational learning capability: a proposal of measurement

This paper develops a measurement scale for organizational learning capability, supported by the results of a validation study covering a sample of 111 Spanish firms from the chemical industry. From a strategic viewpoint, the measurement scale identifies the elements that form learning capability, h...

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Published in:Journal of business research 2005-06, Vol.58 (6), p.715-725
Main Authors: Jerez-Gómez, Pilar, Céspedes-Lorente, José, Valle-Cabrera, Ramón
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business management
Business organization
Business strategies
Business studies
Chemical industry
Empirical research
Learning
Measurement
Methodology
Organizational learning
Organizational structure
Spain
Strategic capability
Studies
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Summary:This paper develops a measurement scale for organizational learning capability, supported by the results of a validation study covering a sample of 111 Spanish firms from the chemical industry. From a strategic viewpoint, the measurement scale identifies the elements that form learning capability, highlighting its complex and multidimensional nature. The evidence that the results provide regarding the scale's validity suggests that we may use this tool in future research work requiring a measurement of learning capability. Likewise, the scale provides information that could be of use to those managers wishing to improve learning capability in their firms.
ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2003.11.002