Abstract
Organizational learning from failures is a key organizational process that can lead to improved outcomes. In this study, the authors address two key questions that have received only limited attention in the literature: (a) how learning leadership enables organizational learning from failures and (b) how these learning behaviors enhance organizational capacities for adaptation to environmental turbulence. Data from a sample of 121 organizations support a mediation model in which learning leadership is linked indirectly, through learning from failures, to perceived organizational capacity to adapt to environmental jolts. The authors discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings for the importance of learning leadership, organizational learning from failures, and organizational adaptability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 468-489 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Learning leadership
- Organizational adaptability
- Organizational change
- Organizational learning from failure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology