relationship between organizational learning and librarian empowerment of public libraries in Markazi Province

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safar Moradininia ¹ , Mansour Torkiantabar ² , tahereh hasommi ³

1 - Islamic Azad university
2 - Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University,Doroud, Iran
3 - هیات علمی

Received: 2018-08-23 Accepted : 2018-08-23 Published : 2019-02-20

Keywords: librarians, public libraries, Empowerment, Keywords: Organizational learning, Markazi province,

Abstract :

The present research is conducted to study the relationship between organizational learning and librarian empowerment of public libraries in Markazi Province. This is a descriptive survey. Research statistical population included 146 librarians of public libraries in Markazi province working at 12 offices and 1 management unit. Due to limited statistical population, all (146) individuals were investigated without sampling. Research data were collected using through a demographic questionnaire, Spritzer's psychological empowerment questionnaire, and Nife's Organizational Learning Questionnaire. Research results showed that there is a strong positive relationship between five empowerment components and organizational learning. The significant relationship between job and organizational learning was 0.937; it equaled 0.934 for the relationship between competence and organizational learning. The relationship between independence and organizational learning was measured r=0.924; the relationship between effectiveness and organizational learning was obtained 0.953. And finally, the relationship between trust in colleagues and organizational learning was 0.964.