Assessing the Impact of Learning Capability on Business Performance : empirical evidence from Spain
By: MA PRIETO, Isabel
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Contributor(s): REVILLA, Elena.
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, December 2006Management Learning : The Journal for managerial and organization learning 37, 4, p. 499-522Abstract: It is widely recognized that the development of learning capability is key to achieve a durable competitive advantage. However, the analysis of the relevance of learning capability to improve business performance and, thus, the organizational competence has been insufficiently developed in literature. Based on data from 111 Spanish companies, this article explores the link between learning capability and the improvement of business performance by comparing how the main dimensions of learning capabilitystocks of knowledge and flows of learningimpact on performance, in terms of both non-financial and financial performance. The results show that those organizations with the highest levels in their knowledge stocks and learning flows obtain a superior performance
It is widely recognized that the development of learning capability is key to achieve a durable competitive advantage. However, the analysis of the relevance of learning capability to improve business performance and, thus, the organizational competence has been insufficiently developed in literature. Based on data from 111 Spanish companies, this article explores the link between learning capability and the improvement of business performance by comparing how the main dimensions of learning capabilitystocks of knowledge and flows of learningimpact on performance, in terms of both non-financial and financial performance. The results show that those organizations with the highest levels in their knowledge stocks and learning flows obtain a superior performance
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