People Aspect of Learning Organisation and Performance of Administrative Staff in a Public University Context

Autor/inn/en	Annan-Prah, Elizabeth Cornelia; Baffoe, Florence; Andoh, Raphael Papa Kweku
Titel	People Aspect of Learning Organisation and Performance of Administrative Staff in a Public University Context
Quelle	In: Learning Organization, 30 (2023) 5, S.590-606 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-6474
DOI	10.1108/TLO-12-2022-0162
Schlagwörter	Public Colleges; Organizational Learning; Administrators; Job Performance; Questionnaires; Educational Attainment; Work Experience; Lifelong Learning; Cooperative Learning; Empowerment; Foreign Countries; Inquiry; Dialogs (Language); Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Organisationslernen; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Fragebogen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Kooperatives Lernen; Ausland; Dialog; Dialogs; Dialogue; Dialogues
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine effects of the human aspects of the learning organisation (i.e. continuous learning; inquiry and dialogue; team collaboration and learning; and employee empowerment) on the performance of a public university's administrative staff. Differences in the human aspects of the learning organisation across perhaps the two most important demographic characteristics (educational attainment and years of experience) were also examined. Design/methodology/approach: This study focused exclusively on the human aspect of the dimensions of the learning organisation questionnaire. Specifically, differences in the people aspect of learning organization (PALO) across demographic characteristics were analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis test with a Bonferroni adjustment to the alpha values in the Mann-Whitney U tests that followed. Hierarchical linear regression using the standard (enter) method was adopted in analysing the PALO and administrative staff performance while controlling for age and gender. Findings: This study demonstrated that a difference in the PALO existed across the education level and years of experience of the administrative staff. Specifically, Diploma holders performed better than those with Postgraduate degree. Also, administrative staff with 5-10 years of experience did better than the staff who had more than 15 years of experience. In addition, continuous learning; inquiry and dialogue; and collaboration and team learning each had a significant effect on administrative staff performance. Practical implications: Employees, especially those with higher levels of education and more work experience, should be motivated through rewards as well as challenging and thought-provoking tasks as they could serve as mechanisms that would make them contribute substantially to the sustainability of the PALO. Again, public universities should pay attention to the PALO, which is at the individual and team levels. Originality/value: This study focuses solely on the people aspect of the dimensions of the learning organisation questionnaire and sheds light on its importance to the learning organisation culture. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01