Review of Managerial Science

, Volume 10, Issue 3, pp 463–485 | Cite as

Organicity and performance in excellent HRM organizations: the importance of organizational learning capability

  • Fermín Mallén
  • Ricardo Chiva
  • Joaquín Alegre
  • Jacob Guinot
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Abstract

Organizational learning capability is a key element in organizational performance. This issue spurs interest to discover how to generate environments with high organizational learning capability. In this paper, we analyze the relationship between the degree of organicity of the structure, organizational performance and organizational learning capability. A total of 251 firms with demonstrated excellence in human resource management took part in the study. Results suggest that the degree of organicity of the structure has a positive relationship with performance perceptions and this relationship is fully mediated by organizational learning capability.

Keywords

Organizational learning capability Organic organizational structure Organizational performance Organicity 

JEL Classification

M10 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

The authors thank the University Jaume I (Ref. P11B2008-13) and the Spanish Innovation Ministry (Ref. ECO2011-26780) for its financial support for this research.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Fermín Mallén
    • 1
  • Ricardo Chiva
    • 1
  • Joaquín Alegre
    • 2
  • Jacob Guinot
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Business Administration and MarketingUniversitat Jaume ICastellónSpain
  2. 2.Department of Business Management “Juan José Renau Piqueras”Universidad de ValenciaBurjassotSpain

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