comparing application of the learning organization components in Tehran Azad University and Karaj Azad University

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Farzaneh Abdoli ¹ , Ramezan Jahanian ²

1 - سایر
2 - دانشیار، گروه علوم تربیتی، واحد کرج، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی

Received: 2014-08-02 Accepted : 2014-10-20 Published : 2014-12-21

Keywords: organizational learning, learning, organization, Learning organization,

Abstract :

The force of continuous changes makes organizations use approaches and models which could help them to become dynamic and powerful in the face of these changes. One of these approaches is creation of learning organization. The present research has been conducted with the goal of comparing application of the learning organization components in Tehran Azad University and Karaj Azad University during 2014. The research method is descriptive and of survey type. The population contains all of the employees and faculty members of Tehran Azad University and Karaj Azad University. The sampling is done randomly. The sample size consists of 346 persons fitting population size. 207 of them are from Tehran Azad University and 139 of them are from Karaj Azad University. The measurement tool is the standard questionnaire of Marsick and Watkins (1996) which conducted based upon a five-degree Likert spectrum. The questionnaire validity was estimated 0.92 through Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The collected data has been analyzed by statistic tests such as the independent T test and using Spss software. This comparison shows that there is no significant difference between Tehran Azad University and Karaj Azad University for the application of the learning organization in the dimensions of Inquiry and Dialogue, Creating and Sharing Learning, empowerment and strategic leadership, but they have a significant difference between them for the application of the learning organization in the dimensions of the continues learning, system connection and the team learning.