Does Learning Organization Lead to a Better Performance?: A Study of a GLC in Malaysia

NORASHIKIN HUSSEIN

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.180

Authors

NORASHIKIN HUSSEIN University teknologi MARA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.180

Abstract

The Government-linked Companies (GLCs) transformation program is aimed to ensure its competency and competitiveness in achieving the nationâ€™s Vision 2020. One of the factors that lead to higher performance is through the development of learning organization which provides continuous learning and improvement, directly linked to competitive advantage. Data collected from 150 employees of a telecommunication GLC in Malaysia revealed that three of learning organization dimensions namely; systems connection, strategic leadership and team learningwere positively related to organizational performance. This study is significant to GLCs top management and the Malaysian government in ensuring superior performance in a knowledge-driven economy.

Â© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia..

Keywords: learningÂ organization, organizational performanceÂ

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