Examining the madiating role of organizational learning in relationship between environmental uncertainty and organizational innovation

Ali shir taheri¹ laila akhoondZadeh² Mostafa AkhoondZadeh³

1) Assistant professor, Department of Management of azad university of lar Email:
2) Governmental Management - Azad University of LARESTAN
3) Executive MBA Email:

IOI Code : XYCG-AEZFH
Publication : international conference of Management Elites(icme.ir)
Abstract :
    Stability and sustainability were such a norm previously and changes were changing incrementally. However, these changes take place rapidly these days and organizations have to take advantages from these changes in order to achieve goals. Todays, successful organizations are the organizations that generate new thinking in this dynamic environment and prefer to use innovation and creativity instead of traditional processes. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of environmental uncertainty on organizational innovation of small and middle size manufacturing companies through intermediating role of organizational learning. This is a descriptive- survey and practical study. We have used questionnaire in order to collect data. Validity and reliability of questionnaire have been determined by content and construct validity and cronbakh s alpha respectively. Population of this study includes medium and large size manufacturing companies of Mashhad industrial town. Moreover, simple random sampling was used for probable sampling. PLS software has been used for data analyzing. The results of 89 companies show the intermediating role of organizational learning between environmental uncertainty and organizational innovation. Furthermore, there are a direct and significant relationship between environmental uncertainty and organizational learning, and organizational learning and organizational innovation. The direct relationship between environmental uncertainty and organizational innovation did not confirm.

Keywords : environmental uncertainty organizational learning organizational innovation