Predicting Factors for a Learning Organization of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) to examine the levels of transformational leadership, organizational culture, knowledge management, and the learning organization at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University; (2) to investigate the relationships among transformational leadership, organizational culture, knowledge management, and the learning organization at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University; and (3) to develop a predictive equation for the learning organization at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. The sample consisted of 318 academic and supporting staff members selected through simple random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The content validity indices ranged from 0.60 to 1.00, and the reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s alpha) was 0.925. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis The findings revealed that: The levels of transformational leadership, organizational culture, and knowledge management, and the learning organization of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University was at a high level. Transformational leadership, organizational culture, and knowledge management were positively correlated with the learning organization of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University at a statistically significant level of .01, with correlation coefficients (r) of .436, .565, and .729, respectively. The predictors of the learning organization at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University were knowledge management and organizational culture, which together could predict 54.10% of the variance. The prediction equation for becoming a learning organization of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University can be created as follows:

Raw Score regression equation

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Y = 0.644 +0.673 (X3) + 0.142 (X2)

Standardized Regression Equation               

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Z = 0.638 (Z3) + 0.135 (Z2)