Estructura organizativa orgánica: un paso más para fomentar la capacidad de aprendizaje organizativo
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capacidad de aprendizaje organizativo, estructura organizativa orgánica, desempeño organizativoResumen
Este trabajo ha obtenido el Accésit Premio Estudios Financieros 2012 en la modalidad de Recursos Humanos.
La capacidad de aprendizaje organizativo es un elemento clave para el desempeño organizativo. Esta cuestión despierta el interés por conocer cómo generar entornos con alta capacidad de aprendizaje organizativo. En esta investigación analizamos la relación entre la capacidad de aprendizaje organizativo, el desempeño organizativo y la estructura organizativa. En la investigación han participado 251 empresas excelentes en la gestión de recursos humanos. Los resultados sugieren que la capacidad de aprendizaje organizativo media totalmente entre el grado de organicidad de la estructura y el desempeño organizativo. Discutimos las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas de esta relación y sugerimos diferentes líneas de investigación futura.
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