Impact of organizational learning on sustainable firm performance: Intervening effect of organizational networking and innovation

Phoungphaynome Inthavong; Khaliq Ur Rehman; Khansa Masood; Zeeshan Shaukat; Anna Hnydiuk-Stefan; Samrat Ray

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16177

Impact of organizational learning on sustainable firm performance: Intervening effect of organizational networking and innovation

Heliyon. 2023 May 10;9(5):e16177. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16177. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Phoungphaynome Inthavong¹, Khaliq Ur Rehman², Khansa Masood³, Zeeshan Shaukat⁴, Anna Hnydiuk-Stefan⁵, Samrat Ray⁶

Affiliations

¹ School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
² Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
³ School of Professional Advancement, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
⁴ Dr Hasan Murad School of Management, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
⁵ Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland.
⁶ The Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade, The Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia.

Abstract

This research has analyzed the role of learning in an organization while measuring and managing sustainable organizational performance. Furthermore, our research has also included the intervening role of organizational networking and organizational innovation while analyzing the relationship between organizational learning and sustainable organizational performance. Our research has adopted a quantitative approach while using the survey method to collect data from 710 owners of the manufacturing sector belonging to the Small and Medium Enterprises SMEs operating in Laos. Informed consent was obtained from all participants for your research. Structure equation modeling SEM was used through partial least square PLS software to test the collected data's reliability and validity and test the hypothesis to meet the research objectives. The study's findings reveal that organizational learning is vital to organizational performance and success. Information sources (networks) moderate the relationship between innovation and organizational performance. Our findings confirm that innovation is disruptive if it is not well-informed and well-processed. The research concludes that organizational learning is very vital for sustainable organizational performance. The current research contributes to the body of knowledge by examining sustainable organizational performance from an entirely different perspective.

Keywords: Information; Information processing; Innovation; Networking; Organizational Learning; Performance; Sustainable Organizational Performance.