DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING ORGANISATION IN MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES: TESTING MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE AND COMPARING LATENT MEANS
Keywords:
Learning organisation, organisational learning, measurement invariance, latent meanAbstract
This paper presents a study on the practice of organisational learning in Malaysia. Specifically, the study investigated the applicability of a learning organisation model, based on the Dimension of Learning Organisation Questionnaire, in the context of Malaysian manufacturing companies. The study also investigated the differences in organisational learning practices between large and small-and-medium sized (SME) manufacturing companies. The study involved the use of Structural Equation Modelling measurement invariance tests and latent mean comparison. Results of study prove that the learning organisation measurement model is equally valid for both large and SME manufacturing companies. The results also show that the practice of organisational learning is more prevalent in large companies than in SME companies. Overall, from practical point of view, Malaysian companies can use the learning organisation model as a tool to measure their current level of organisational learning.References
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