Abstract

FERNANDEZ DE MORGADO, Nelly. Organizational learning in simón bolívar university: Comparison between two divisions. Paradìgma [online]. 2008, vol.29, n.2, pp.55-80. ISSN 1011-2251.

The purpose of the study was to describe The Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB) as a learning organization, as perceived by two divisions of middle management. The description was made in terms of Watkins and Marsick’s (1999) learning organization model. This was a quantitative descriptive and comparative ex post facto research. The results suggest that USB exhibits below average learning organizations’ behaviors. They also suggest a significant difference between Divisions’ perceptions. This study is important because it offers a contribution to the understanding of this phenomenon among Venezuelan universities, since they are interested in enhancing their performance.

Keywords : learning organizations; Watkins and Marsck’s model; middle university management.