ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: A LITERATURE REVIEW

 

OGUEYUNGBO, O. Opeyemi^1*, CHINONYE, L. Moses², IGBINOBA, Ebeguki³

 ¹Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Nigeria, opeyemi.ogueyungbo@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

²Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Nigeria, chinonye.moses@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

³Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Nigeria, egbeguki.igbinoba@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

*Corresponding Author

 

Abstract

Organisational learning is a mechanism used by the organisation to keep themselves competitive and up to date. Organisational learning leads to technological innovation, product enhancement and process improvement. But despite the importance placed on organisational learning many industries in Nigeria are faced with the challenges of technological innovations, engagement and sustainable competitive advantage. Hence, this paper establishes the relationship between organisational learning and employee engagement with emphasis in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry. The paper focuses on the dynamics and benefits of organizational learning. The specific objectives were to (i) identify the relationship between information acquisition and behavioural engagement of employees (ii) examine the linkage between information distribution and cognitive engagement of employees in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry. The use of five scale dimensional theoretical model and conceptual analysis were adopted to espouse the managerial practices that facilitate the learning process leading to employee engagement. The paper concludes with managerial and policy implication.

Keywords: Competitive Advantage, Engagement, Organisational learning, Technology.