Organizational Learning

Before moving further it is better to watch following video in order to identify the organizational learning and benefits of it. 

Video 1 : Organizational learning

Source : Corbett (2014)

Concept of Learning and its definition  

Since inception of psychology, learning has been one of the vital topics in discussion (Houwer et al. 2013).  Widely used definition of learning can be given as a “relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by practice or experience” (Lachman,1996, p.477). Ability to learn in persons makes them open to changes and growth of environment (Saadat and Saadat, 2016).

Organizational Learning and its benefits

Definition of organizational learning provided by "Yuki" is that organizational learning is learning provided by set of organizational members.  Organizational learning has five step process which include knowledge acquisition, knowledge sharing, knowledge interpretation, knowledge maintain and knowledge utilization (Huang, 2010).  According to Sharifi and Eslamieh (2008), knowledge acquisition, information distribution, information interpretation and memory that affect the positive development of organization are set or organizational action which eventually relates to organizational learning.  There are many benefits that have identified by scholars which regards to organizational learning such as efficiency gained, increased productivity, increase profit, decrease employee turnover, developing leaders at all levels, increase adaptive capacity, enhance ability to adapt to change (BIV, 2014). 

Reference

BIV (2014) Benefits of creating an organizational learning culture [Online].  Available at <https://biv.com/article/2014/09/benefits-creating-organizational-learning-culture>. [Accessed on 4th November 2019].  

Corbett, R. (2014) Organizational learning [Online].  Available at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHgCK4eT7Gw>. [Accessed on 4th November 2019].

Houwer, J. D., Barnes-Holmes, D and Moors, A. (2013) What is learning? On the nature and merits of a functional definition of learning.  Psychonomic Bulletin Review, 20(4) pp.631-642 [Online].  Available at <https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-013-0386-3>.  [Accessed on 4^th November 2019].

Huang, A. (2010) Critical factors in adopting a knowledge management system for the pharmaceutical industry. 105(2164).

Lachman, S. J. (1996) Learning is a process: toward an improved definition of learning. Journal of Psychology, 131(5), pp.477-480 [Online]. Available at < www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223989709603535.>. [Accessed on 4th November 2019].

Saadat, V and Saadat, Z. (2016) Organizational learning as key role of organizational success. 3^rd International Conference on New Challenges in Management and Organization: Organization and Leadership, 2 May 2016. Dubai: Ardabil Industrial Management Institute, pp.219-225.

Sharifi, A and Eslamieh, F. (2008) Examine the relationship between organizational learning
and utilization of information and communication technologies in Islamic Azad University. Journal of Rahyafti No Dar Modiriat Amozeshi, (2).