Learning organization survey in private and government aided educational institutions – A comparative study

In a very dynamic and competitive global scenario of today the key challenge is about how to develop, utilize and sustain continuously the knowledge potentials in an enterprise. For any growth or survival, learning is imperative. Learning organization is where continuous learning, development and innovation are as natural as breathing and an embedded part of the organization's culture (values and beliefs). Academic institutions play a significant role in nation building by providing rich minds and brains to the corporate world. The present study thus tries to compare and profile the learning organization of a private engineering college with that of a government aided college. The samples for the study consisted of 100 faculty members (50 from private, 50 from government aided college) with over 2 years of experience with the institution. The data was collected using Learning Organization Profile (LOP) survey developed by Dr. Udai Pareek (2002). The data collected was subjected to appropriate statistical analysis namely Reliability Analysis, One Way ANOVA and Correlation Analysis. The results revealed there is a significant difference between private and government college faculty members in Holistic Frame, Shared Vision, Empowerment, Information Flow, Internality, Learning, Synergy dimensions of the learning organization profile. There is no significant difference between private and government college faculty members in the strategic thinking dimension of learning organization profile. It is also found that there is a fair association among the dimensions of Learning Organization profile.