Comprehensive Pattern of Factors Facilitating Learning in a Defense Organizations

Organizations will have to equip themselves with a variety of competitive tools to deal with global change. One of the most important tools is learning and institutionalizing learning in the organization. Accordingly, in this research, the most important factors affecting learning in the organization are presented.

The present study is a descriptive and survey research. The literature and experts' opinions were used to identify dimensions, components and indices. The statistical population of the study included ten experts at the stage of providing the model, and in the pathological stage, all employees with higher education than a bachelor's degree in a military scientific organization. The statistical sample in the first stage was selected through purposeful method and in the second stage, simple random sampling was used. In this research, a researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data.

The findings of the data analysis using T-test and confirmatory factor analysis revealed that attitudes, management practices, organizational climate, employee characteristics and knowledge management were considered as facilitators of learning at the National Iranian Oil Distribution Company. Also, attitudinal factor is most important for facilitating learning in the organization.

Providing effective factors on learning improves organizational learning and provides a positive attitude towards the organization's learning and learning process.