Arth prabandh: A Journal of Economics and Management

  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Studing the relatonship between job charactrristics model and learning organization in Masjedsoleyman oil and gas production company

  • Author:
  • Mahmood T. Mahmoody, Shapoor Yoosefi Ghandali, Mahnoosh Yoosefi Ghanadli
  • Total Page Count: 14
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 36 to 49

*Prof, PhD in Educational Administration, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

**MSc, Educational Administration, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

***MSc., Human Resource Management, Payame Noor University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Learning organization has an ability of creating, obtaining and transferring knowledge and organizes its behavior as reflects new ideas and knowledge. According to the job characteristics theory, the employees will be motivated to do the job when they feel their job is worth and will have feedback from their performance. The purpose of this survey has been the investigation of the relationship between learning organization and job characteristics model in Masjedsoleyman Oil and Gas production company. By using random stratified method and Cochran formula, 14 person were chosen as a sample among 597 employees of Masjedsoleyman oil and gas production company. The research method in this survey was descriptive. In order to collect research data, the questionnaires were used. For analyze the data, the descriptive and inferential statistical procedures were applied by using the statistical software SPSS. The results showed that in the 99% confidence level, there was a significant positive correlation between learning organization and job characteristics model and the main hypothesis of research was confirmed. Also there was a significant positive correlation between all dimensions of job characteristics and learning organization. Among coordinate variables, there was a significant positive correlation between two original variables and education range and job type. No significant correlation was found between gender and job experience with two original variable.

Keywords

Job characteristics, learning organization, task variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and job-based feedback