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Creating a Culture of Learning in the Workplace:An Exploratory Study


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This study attempts to assess the employees’ perceptions of learning culture prevailing in different organizations in India. The data collected from 236 human resource and training and development professionals working in different organizations form the basis for the study. The study found that there is moderate level of learning culture existing in the organizations. 36.50% of the organizations demonstrated a high or very high learning culture. There is no significant difference in the learning culture prevailing in the organizations based on the nature of business, organizational size, and their geographical orientation. Integrating talent management system with learning and development, increased support of learning and development function and organizational leaders would help in enhancing the learning culture.
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M. Srimannarayana
XLRI, Jamshedpur, India

Abstract


This study attempts to assess the employees’ perceptions of learning culture prevailing in different organizations in India. The data collected from 236 human resource and training and development professionals working in different organizations form the basis for the study. The study found that there is moderate level of learning culture existing in the organizations. 36.50% of the organizations demonstrated a high or very high learning culture. There is no significant difference in the learning culture prevailing in the organizations based on the nature of business, organizational size, and their geographical orientation. Integrating talent management system with learning and development, increased support of learning and development function and organizational leaders would help in enhancing the learning culture.

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