The impact of learning organization on organizational readiness for change of Widyatama University

Sunardi S. Brahmana; Veronica Christina

doi:10.51200/jpp.v4i1.8185

Authors

Sunardi S. Brahmana Universitas Widyatama
Veronica Christina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/jpp.v4i1.8185

Keywords:

learning organization, organizational readiness for change, UTama

Abstract

The success of an organization essentially reflects the organization's ability to adapt to environmental changes. In the uncertain environment, what is certain is the change itself. Organization's ability to change with the changing environment will be largely determined by the readiness of the organization itself to change. Readiness for change will determine the organization's ability to still exist in the future. One of the factors that determine organizational readiness for change is the knowledge possessed by the organization. The necessary organizational knowledge should be gained from learning and the learning process performed by the organization. Scholars argued organization that learns will have more readiness to follow and make changes than organizations that do not learn. Therefore, one of the biggest challenges is to create a learning culture within the organization. Survey was conducted at Widyatama University (UTama). Population and sample of this study are the lecturers of UTama. Of the 150 questionnaires distributed, a total of 106 questionnaires returned and processed. The results showed that the instruments are valid and reliable. This study found out that learning organization is positively and significantly influenced organizational readiness for change. Weaknesses of this study and some suggestions for future research are also disclosed.

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