Empirical linkages between firm competencies and organisational learning

Organizational learning theory appears to be practical when researchers can find links between 2 or more variables that can be justified and implemented. While much has been written about organizational learning, with many reported successes, further research is needed to link the internal techniques of procedure with the externalization of these in practice. Such principles seem more valuable when superior organizational competencies are linked to a learning culture, when the improvement of behavioral routines can be traced to the existence of superior learning. This paper explores these links. The paper is based on an empirical investigation - the contemplative link between learning levels and the creation of organizational competence is a new approach. The paper seeks to make a contribution to developmental theory as well as organizational learning in practice. It suggests that a firm's competitive advantage can be increased as a result of competencies that are established from a learning culture.