CHAPTER 4
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter puts forward the tabulated presentation of the data along with their
interpretation. As discussed in the third chapter the analysis of the information is
presented both from qualitative aspect and quantitative aspect, therefore, this chapter has
two sections – one includes the qualitative analysis of the data collected through
interviews and participants’ observation along with discussion on the analysis and the
second section includes the quantitative analysis followed by the discussion on the
findings.
As mentioned earlier the study has considered two different types of contexts for
comparisons of the results and establishing the assumptions of this study. Prior to
analyzing the information collected from the respondents it is important to present the
existing facts on the context of this study which has a significant role in the analysis of
this study. The first part of the discussion in this chapter is based upon the information
collected through observation, initial interviews and some metadata.
The two different types of organizations for data collection were first identified
through their market reputation and the opinion of different employees about the work
environment of those organizations. This was verified through a visit to the organization
and initial meeting with the senior management of that organization following the study
ethical code as mentioned in chapter three.
In case of learning organization the indicators for identifying such organizations
were the characteristics that had been listed for the learning organization in the second
chapter. In organizations where majority of these characteristics were found were
categorized as learning organizations. In the organizations where these characteristics
were found missing and had a more bureaucratic structure of authority and control were
categorized as conventional organizations.
The factors that enabled us to categorize an organization as a learning
organization were the following:
- Learning and enabling culture exist in the organization