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Transforming the public sector into learning organizations: the Egyptian experience applied on Egyptian National Railways

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Abstract: The principal objective of this research is to justify the claim that the present conditions for the work and management of public organizations require the creation of Learning Organizations (LOs). In this respect, the study aims at introducing Organizational Learning (OL) as one of the most remarkable issues and promising constructs that have lately emerged in the modern managerial literature, then exploring it as the most needed value or prerequisite which can lead to develop an effective and competent LO in the public sector. Furthermore, the author tends to identify the organizational facilitators, as well as the barriers that may hinder the establishment of LOs, and verifying this in the Egyptian public sector particularly. Therefore, this paper is considered exploratory and descriptive according to its theoretical purpose, and also empirical according to its quantitative data collection method, with a small sample size of employees and managers working for the Egyptian National Railways (ENR), in order to study the extent to which the concept of LO is applied there. The research concluded that OL is deemed to be a central approach in the public sector reform, especially in Egypt. Also, the results proved that OL processes contribute to LO capability at ENR. Thence, the article makes a distinct enrichment to the field of study by proposing a model for transforming public sector organizations into LOs, or in other words suggesting a theoretical framework that is suitable for implementation in the government. This tool provides researchers a conceptually-valid instrument, specifically designed for public sectors. At a practical level, this tool can be used by the Egyptian public executives to identify areas of potential intervention in their institutions.  

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10.21608/jso.2019.68208

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Keywords:, Organizational Learning – Learning Organization – Organizational Facilitators – Public Sector Reform – Egyptian National Railways

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Marwa Gaber Ahmed Fahim

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Gaber Ahmed Fahim

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Lecturer in Business Administration Department Modern Academy for Computer Science & Management Technology in Maadi

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35

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3

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10155

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2017-07-01

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2018-12-13

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2019-01-30

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133

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181

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1110-225X

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3062-4770

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مجلة البحوث الإدارية

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Transforming the public sector into learning organizations: the Egyptian experience applied on Egyptian National Railways

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22 Jan 2023