The Relationship between the Organizational Readiness for Change and the Dimensions of Learning Organization

The purpose of this study is to examine empirically the relationship between the Organization readiness for change and dimensions of Learning Organization. The constructs of Learning Organization were identified on the basis of seven Watkins and Marsick dimensions, and the organizational readiness for change was identified on the basis of employee's perceptions of their organization’s readiness for change by utilizing the attitudes toward change concept by Dunham et al. The results of the study suggested that: 1) the highest perceived level of learning organization is strategic leadership, whereas creating relationship with the environment is the lowest level. 2) there is a significant positive relationship between the participants’ perceived level of each of the seven dimentions and the perception of organizational readiness for change. And finally, providing strategic leadership and the overall DLOQ have the highest correlation with organizational readiness for change.