Learning Organization Disciplines in Higher Education Institutions: An Approach to Human Resource Development in Jordan

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among a learning organization, knowledge and financial performance using the Dimensions of the Learning Organization Questionnaire and its abbreviated version. Design/methodology/approach This study used a secondary data set and performed second-order factor analysis and structural equation modeling for testing the proposed relationships. Findings The study found that a learning organization has a positive effect on knowledge performance; knowledge performance has a positive effect on financial performance; and knowledge performance fully mediates the relationship between a learning organization and financial performance. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to validating the current dimensionality of the theoretical framework of a learning organization proposed by Watkins and Marsick (1993, 1996) and offers a valid conceptual framework of the relationship among the learning culture and organizational performance dimensions. Practical implications This study re-stresses the significance of the learning and knowledge generated by the human resources of an organization and developed by human resource development practitioners. Originality/value This study is valuable to human resource development scholars and practitioners interested in improving and measuring organizational performance.

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Instructional Design in Human Resource Development Academic Programs in the USA

Optimizing Instructional Design Methods in Higher Education - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-4975-8.ch004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 48-72

Author(s):

Sunyoung Park ◽

Doo Hun Lim ◽

Minkyoung Kim

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Instructional Design ◽

Human Resource Development ◽

Human Resource ◽

Resource Development ◽

Academic Programs ◽

Current Status ◽

Design Practices ◽

The Usa ◽

Instructional Design Practices

The purpose of this chapter is to identify the current status of instructional design courses in human resource development (HRD) graduate programs. The authors examined the curricular content of HRD academic programs in the USA and suggested critical considerations to improve instructional design practices in higher education settings. By reviewing information about 124 institutions with graduate HRD programs, they found that 27 of the institutions (21.8%) offer required and/or elective instructional design courses. In addition, the authors conducted an in-depth review of those 27 institutions to identify the affiliations and features of their HRD programs (college, school, department, program names, degrees, and the existence of online programs). To better understand the instructional design practices in higher education settings, they also discuss three instructional approaches for instructional design, consideration for using technology-mediated instructional design, and instructional design models for learning transfer. Finally, the authors present conclusions and recommendations for future research.

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