Gender and the learning organization -

Abstract

The intent of this field project is to discuss attitudes toward variant aspects of the learning organization and to explore the possible differences between female versus male perceptions of the learning organization within private Lebanese organizations. Becoming a learning organization is a status that many organizations seek, as it is associated with better organizational performance and competitiveness. In order to offer better products and services and achieve competitive advantages, many Lebanese firms are turning to establishing processes foundational for learning organizations. The implementation of such policies and strategies involves ensuring that employees can benefit from learning opportunities without gender-based discrimination. A quantitative methodology was carried out for this study, whereby 200 surveys were distributed among employees from various Lebanese organizations. A survey specifically designed for this paper was adopted to test the proposed hypotheses. Along with the quantitative data collected, this collection tool (the questionnaire) used to collect and quantify non-quantitative data. In practice, statements proposed for the measurement of various variables. The answers to these statements in the form of Likert scales enabled us to quantify non-quantitative data. The data collected from the survey was analyzed using statistical software SPSS to produce the necessary descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, validation test of scales, and hypothesis test.