Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the impact of organizational learning (OL) on organizational commitment (OC). Learning is the key element needed by all organizations that wants to develop and sustain competitive advantage in the new knowledge economy. This paper focuses on the relationships between organizational learning and organizational commitment, a little researched area, specifically, in Pakistani perspective. Data were collected from one hundred and seventy seven randomly selected employees from three manufacturing organizations. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. Findings revealed that organizational commitment is positively predicted by organizational learning. Results suggests that to keep pace with the changing environment, organizations need to remain flexible and improve their employees’ commitment via OL in gaining and sustaining competitive advantage to ensure growth and profitability in long-run. Further, data does not support the positive role of leadership in defining organizational learning in Pakistani context.

Key words: Organizational learning, organizational commitment, Pakistan, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).