Does organizational learning capability allow improving business sustainability? A quantitative analysis in the manufacturing SME context

• Main Authors: Kamarudin, M.D (Author), Omar, M.K (Author), Yusoff, Y.M (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2019
• Subjects: Business environments; Business operation; Business Process; Business sustainability; Competitive business; Knowledge management; Manufacture; Organizational learning; Social aspects; Sustainable development
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• ISBN: 17578981 (ISSN)
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/469/1/012015

Many organisations is force to reconfigure their business process to sustain themselves in competitive business environment. Business is sustainable is when organisation enable to balance between economic and social aspects without damaging environmental throughout their business operations. In order to achieve the desired end of sustainability, organisation need to keep themselves updates and learn about business environment in which they operate. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between organizational learning capability and business sustainability. 168 managers of manufacturing SMEs participated in this study and data were analysed using Smart PLS 3.0 approach. The findings showed that organizational learning capability have significantly positive relationship with business sustainability. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.