The Role of Employee Outcomes in the Relationship between Learning Organization and Performance of Large Manufacturing Firms
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2016-01Author
Ambula, Rose
Awino, Zachary B.
K’Obonyo, Peter
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Research in human resource strategy that attempts to link learning organization strategies
with firm performance across many organizations, sometimes fails to pay attention to
intervening variables that help to explain the nature of the relationship. This study was
motivated by the desire to fill this gap in knowledge. The objective of the study was to
assess the mediation of employee outcomes in the relationship between learning
organization and performance measured in both financial and non-financial terms. Crosssectional
survey design was used. A structured questionnaire based on a five-point likert
type scale was used to collect data from 108 large manufacturing firms. Descriptive and
inferential statistics were used to analyze data. Findings did not provide sufficient evidence
to support mediation of employee outcomes in the relationship between learning
organization and firm performance. The results contradict previous theoretical
assumptions and empirical studies. However, the study confirmed that learning
organization has a significant influence on employee outcomes. The results present diverse
implications for policy, practice and research. Human resource development practitioners
can use the findings to support the case for implementation of learning organization
initiatives. Policy makers can use the findings to align learning organization practices and
employee outcomes in the manufacturing sector to achieve superior performance. The
study contributes to knowledge in human resource management on the role of employee
outcomes in the learning organization–performance relationship
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Ambula, Rose., Awino, Zachary B., K’Obonyo, Peter (2016). DBA Africa Management Review January Vol 6 No.1, 2016 pp 77-93Publisher
University of Nairobi
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