International NGO Journal · 2010 · 12 citations · 83 references
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A review of the available literature revealed a positive relationship between learningorganization (LO) elements and business organization’s performance. However, todate very few studies, if any, have attempted to examine how this LO’s elements canbe exploited namely on non-profit organizations (NPO’s). This study thus examines therelationships between the LO elements with performance of non-profit organizations(NPOs) in Singapore. The required information was obtained from 70 NPOs throughthe use of a survey questionnaire. The regression analysis results revealed thatindividual learning practices, organizational learning practices and team problem-solving have strong positive relationships with NPO’s performance. Conclusions of thestudy and future research are also discussed. Key words: Non-profit organization, performance criteria, LO, organizational learning practices.
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