Organizational Member Learning Facilitating Environment: Empirical Study of Organizations in Thailand

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between organizational member learning and organizational learning environment. The literature on organizational learning capability was used as a base theory for the characteristics of the organizational learning environment. The data obtained from a questionnaire survey was drawn into a Structural Equation Modeling for confirmatory factor analysis and test of path relationship between the learning-at-work environment and organizational member learning variables. The analysis reveals the positive influential correlation the organization’s learning environment has on the learning of its members according to the proposed theoretical framework. Teamwork and empowerment act as the major intermediate components of the learning-at-work environment for shared vision, system connection, communication, leadership, and training in influencing organizational member learning. In addition, most of these elements have a positive influence on the cognitive learning of organizational members only through behavioral learning.