An Exploratory Investigation of Learning Culture Theory and Employee Participation in Decision Making
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Margaret A Thompson
William M Kahnweiler
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Schein's theory (1992) implies that in an organization with a "learning culture" employees must participate in decision-making activities. This study explores the proposition that there is a relationship between employee participation in decision making and organizational learning culture (OLC). Qualitative data were used to rate 4 organizations on the characteristics of OLC, and quantitative data on participation in decision making were collected from 97 rank-and-file employees across these 4 organizations