CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN A LEARNING ORGANIZATION

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** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (1-tailed).


Interpretations and analysis


The above table present the results that knowledge sharing for guiding colleagues has a
positive correlation with all the factors selected for training impact and sharing learning.
Such a correlation is stronger with supporting in colleagues work, understanding of work
and sharing of learning. Similarly support to colleagues work has a strong correlation
with the other factors listed in the table. Again, changed work patterns have a strong
correlation with all the factors except for guiding colleagues. Quality of work has a
strong correlation with other factors except for understanding of work.
This is also due to the complex nature of the relationship of such factors, where the role
of other factors can not be ignored at times.


4.4.1. Hypotheses Test............................................


H-1: If Organization is focused on improving its output quality, then individual skill
development becomes its core pursuit.


Table# 4 proves it that quality of work has a strong correlation with understanding of
work, work efficiency and interest in work. Similar is the case in conventional
organization except that it shows a weak correlation with understanding of work in
conventional organizations. Hence H:1 is valid and accepted. The weak correlation of
quality with understanding of work in conventional organization is because of the context
that is not conducive for such understanding.


H-2: The higher is the dependence on knowledge based strategy in business, the
higher will be the efforts to promote individual development


Quality of work, interest in work, understanding of work and guiding colleagues has a
strong correlation with Knowledge sharing variable. Similar kind of results could be seen
in the conventional organizational context as given in table#6. This shows that for an

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