EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING CONSTRUCTS ON ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIVENESS SUCCES IN THAILAND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Research was conducted to test a
model of organizational learning constructs
effects on organizational innovativeness success
within the context of the higher education
institution of Thailand. Theories behind
organizational learning were reviewed and
evaluated to develop three appropriate
constructs, which are knowledge acquisition and
knowledge interpretation, organizational
memory, and knowledge distribution. Study
was completed by quantitative method that used
of secondary data of 675 higher education
faculties’ quality assurance result from database
called CHEQA Online, published by the Office
of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC).
Data were investigated and analyzed by
Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis.
Results indicated that there were positive effects
of two constructs, organizational memory and
knowledge distribution, of organizational
learning on organizational innovativeness
success were significantly at 0.01 and 0.05
levels, respectively. No effect of knowledge
acquisition and knowledge distribution on
organizational innovativeness success was
found in the study