The Relationships between Organizational Learning and Organizational Performance in Yaba College Of Technology Nigeria
- August 22, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Scifence (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue VIII, August 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Aderibigbe E. Adefisayo, Yunus Dauda, Fapohunda M. Tinuke
Department of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract: This study investigates the relationships between organizational learning and organizational performance in Yaba College of Technology, Nigeria. Data were obtained from three hundred and thirty two (320) selected respondents who are staff of the college by use of experts-validated questionnaires. The sampling techniques used is judgemental sampling method, data collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) via Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Two hypotheses were tested and the finding shows that there is a significant relationship between organizational learning and organizational performance, and that there is a significant association between employee experience and organizational performance. It was conclude from the result that organizational learning has a significant relationship with organizational performance. The study therefore recommends that government should provide adequate funding for tertiary institutions in order to become active learning organizations in order to promote learning activities at organizational level to enhance quality of teaching and research.
Keywords: Organizational learning, organizational performance, experience, higher institution
I. INTRODUCTION
The increasing struggle in the market has obligated organizations to develop aggressively coping strategies which will enhance their performance with a view to gain a competitive advantage in the market (1). It was often noticed that many organizations are promoting learning environment in order to cope and survive pressure from the customers demand as well as competition from other competitors. Learning has performed a pivotal function in almost all the fields but suddenly there has been a drastic fall in the standard of education in the educational sector which has become a great concern in this recent time. It is pertinent that University and Polytechnics are citadel of learning that built covertly as well as overtly on the concept of learning at all levels, integrating knowledge, growth, creativity and improvement (2).
Different stakeholders in the education sector have contributed immensely to transforming and developing organizational learning with their learning experiences in achieving the organizational goals and objectives without stress (3). The organization’s ability to learn, acquire knowledge and innovate has occurred as an imperative factor inducing organizational performance and survival (4).
