Organizational Learning Facilitators in the Canadian Public Sector.
Organizational learning (OL) is considered to be a central element in the renewal of Canada’s federal public service. What factors facilitate OL in this sector? How can these factors be measured? This study aims to answer these questions by describing the development of an instrument designed to produce a valid measure of the organizational learning facilitators (OLFs) relevant to public sector organizations. The confirmatory analysis indicated a 6-factor solution with 5 first-order factors (“knowledge acquisition and transformation,” “learning support,” “earning culture,” “learning leadership, and “strategic management”) and one second-order factor (“learning environment”). Results indicate that the OLF measure is a significant predictor of organizational outcomes.
