Designing of Organization Learning Model based on Grounded Theory (Case Study: Ministry of Sport and Youths)

The purpose of this study was to design and present a model of the learning organization in the Ministry of Sports and Youth. This research was carried out through, a qualitative approach and grounded theory method. The statistical population consisted of experts in sports management who were familiar with the concept of the learning organization, among whom 14 sport management professors were selected by snowball sampling and interviewed. Data were analyzed through three stages of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding, and then the qualitative research model was designed. The results of the present study identified occupational, individual, and organizational factors as causal factors, and family, managerial, co-workers, and physical environment factors as contextual factors. Moreover, macroeconomic, socio-cultural, and micro factors including organizational structure, organizational culture, organizational climate, and organizational policies were identified as intervening factors. Specific strategies include developing communications, diversifying the organization’s atmosphere, designing jobs, training employees, meeting the needs of employees, employees’ participation in decisions, establishing justice, and meritocracy, providing appropriate equipment and facilities, and appropriate leadership style. The identified outcomes include the development of organizational learning, increasing productivity, employee empowerment, creating new ideas in the field of sports management, and developing sports infrastructure and physical education. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the mentioned causal, contextual, and intervening conditions in order to create a learning organization in the Ministry of Sports and Youth.