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Learning organization elements as determinants of organizational performance of non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Singapore

Hishamudin Md. Som¹*, Mohamad Nasir Saludin¹, Md. Shukri Shuib², Mohamad Faisol Keling², Mohd Na’eim Ajis² and Roland Yeow Theng Nam³

¹Faculty of Defence Management and Studies, National Defence University of Malaysia, Sungai Besi Camp, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

²College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.

³Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: hmdsom1@gmail.com, hishamuddin@upnm.edu.my. Tel: 60137503100.

Accepted 25 May, 2010

   Introduction

A review of the available literature revealed a positive relationship between learning organization (LO) elements and business organization’s performance. However, to date very few studies, if any, have attempted to examine how this LO’s elements can be exploited namely on non-profit organizations (NPO’s). This study thus examines the relationships between the LO elements with performance of non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Singapore. The required information was obtained from 70 NPOs through the use of a survey questionnaire. The regression analysis results revealed that individual learning practices, organizational learning practices and team problem-solving have strong positive relationships with NPO’s performance. Conclusions of the study and future research are also discussed.

Key words: Non-profit organization, performance criteria, LO, organizational learning practices.