EFFECT OF LEARNING ORGANIZATION ON COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Abstract

The study examines the effect of learning organization on competitive advantage, a study of selected banks in Warri Delta State, Nigeria. It covers only selected banks in Warri, Delta State. The research design method that was adopted for this study was a cross sectional survey research design method. The population of the study covers all employees of six (6) selected Banks in Warri, Delta State. The population for the study comprised of 515 employees of six (6) selected Banks in Warri Delta State. The sample size of 225 employees was derived using Taro Yamane’s formula. The probability sampling method that was employed in this study is stratified random sampling method. Data for this research were gathered from primary source. Measurement of the model reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha (CA) based tests. The study findings indicate that the three indicators of learning organization: innovation, facilitative and self-development shows exhibited significant positive effect on Competitive Advantage. The study recommended that Organizations should create a learning organizational culture to develop their innovation performance to achieve competitive advantage.