An empirical analysis on the relation between learning organization and organizational commitment

Atak M., Erturgut R.

Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences,, cilt.2, sa.2, ss.3472-3478, 2010 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.537
  • Dergi Adı: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences,
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MLA - Modern Language Association Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3472-3478
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Learning organization, organizational commitment, empirical, information society, management
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study basically aims to determine the relationship between learning organization and organizational commitment, and to determine whether "emotional commitment", "normative commitment" and "continuation commitment" which are subordinate elements of organizational commitment have effects on learning organization and subordinate elements of learning organization. Secondary aim is to contribute to the management literature by determining which dimension of organizational commitment is more effective on organization. The research was conducted on businesses registered to Aegean Region Chamber of Industry (Izmir/Turkey). The results of the research indicate that organizational commitment is an element which affects learning organization. Moreover, the findings of the research suggest that the information age organizations need to obtain employees with high organizational commitment and take measures in order to increase commitments of employees in order to become learning organizations. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.