Exploring Relationship among Organizational Learning Practices, Innovativeness and non-financial performance: A descriptive study on NGOs Sector

Asma Imran, Qasim Ali Nisar and Samra Ashraf

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2014, vol. 4, issue 10, 193-209

Abstract: Business markets are now emerging and organizations are welcoming the new changes to keep their selves at competitive corner. Organizational learning practices & innovative culture are considered cornerstones and playing crucial role to enhance the organizational performance and to gain competitive edge. The growing importance of organizational learning and innovativeness motivated us to conduct this research. The purpose of this study is to explore relationship between organizational learning, innovativeness and non financial performance of NGOs. For data collection questionnaire survey method was adopted. A sample of 120 respondents was received out of 150respondentswithin the period of one month by using random sampling technique.Findings reveled that organizational learning practices (employees’ empowerment, behavioral & cognitive changes and leadership that reinforce learning) and innovativeness (Innovative culture) have strong positive and significant relationship with non-financial performance of NGOs. This research bestowhelp to have deeper understandings and guidelines for management to create learning zone & innovative culturewithinthe organization with a view to enhance employees and organizational performance. At the last of this article, limitations of research, implications and suggestions for further research have also been included

Keywords: Organizational Learning; Innovativeness; Organizational Performance; NGOs; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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