Influence Of Learning Organization On Job Satisfaction: A Survey Of Employees In Organizations For Disabled Persons In Nairobi

Abstract

The learning organization concept is a recent phenomenon reflected in management literature since 1980's. The researcher sought to establish the extent to which learning organization practices are adopted in organizations for disabled persons in Nairobi and further to establish the influence of learning organization on job satisfaction. The learning organization concept and job satisfaction were explored in details in this study. A hint on barriers on learning organization was made. Data was collected from a sample of organizations for disabled persons in Nairobi. A structured questionnaire was designed from Pedler et al (1991)' learning company to solicit information on learning organization and a standard questionnaire, Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire (adapted from Luthans, 1992) was used to solicit information on job satisfaction. The findings indicate that the practices of learning organization are embraced to a moderate extent in organizations for disabled persons. That is, there is strategy to involve employees in policy making, there are enabling structures and learning opportunities to enhance a learning organization among others. The analysis also indicate that employees are satisfied with their jobs Pearson's product moment correlation was used to establish the relationship between learning organization and job satisfaction. The analysis indicate that there is a positive correlation between learning organization and job satisfaction.