The Mediatory Role of Organizational Learning in the Relationship between Human Resources Management Practices and Organizational Innovation
Subject Areas :Keywords: Human Resource Management Practices Training Organizational Learning University,
Abstract :
The purpose of current research is to investigate the effect of human resource management practices on organizational innovation with mediatory role of organizational learning in Shiraz University. The research method was descriptive – correlation and the statistical population consisted of the whole staff of Shiraz University that among them 201 employees were selected by using Cluster sampling method. Three following questionnaires were used as research tools ; human resource management practices (Raj & Srivastava, 2013), organizational innovation (Shoham, 2012) and organizational learning (Ju, 2006). After estimating the reliability and validity, questionnaires were distributed. Results indicated that human resource management practices weren't a significant predictor of organizational innovation directly but it affected organizational innovation by mediatory role of organizational learning. Finally, the current paper offers guidelines to HR managers in regard to organizational learning and its importance to achieve organizational innovation.