Title: Understanding organisational learning from an integrative perspective: the relationships between inward and outward organisational learning and organisational outcomes

Authors: Anat Bar; Anit Somech

Addresses: Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa, 3498838, Israel ' Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa, 3498838, Israel

Abstract: The present study examines the concept of organisational learning from an integrative perspective that includes two distinct categories: inward organisational learning and outward organisational learning. The research model suggests that a positive relationship will exist between each of the learning categories and organisational outcomes, which in turn comprise two aspects: organisation-focused outcomes (organisational performance and innovation) and employee-focused outcomes (professional development and intention to leave). To examine the model, data on 104 multi-professional early childhood organisations were collected from two sources. The results of an SEM analysis showed that inward organisational learning was positively related to the employee-focused outcomes (professional development and intention to leave), but no significant association was found with the organisational-focused outcomes. For outward organisational learning, positive correlations were found with the organisational-focused outcomes (performance, and innovation) as well as with the employee-focused variable of professional development (but not with intention to leave).

Keywords: organisational learning; organisational innovation; organisational performance; professional development; intention to leave.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLC.2023.127754

International Journal of Learning and Change, 2023 Vol.15 No.1, pp.1 - 27

Received: 10 Mar 2020
Accepted: 21 Nov 2020
Published online: 15 Dec 2022 *