Learning Organization and Its Influence on Organization’ Resilience and Creativity in Mansoura Oncology Center

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

2 Lecturer, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

Abstract

Background: Nowadays, all organizations as response to challenges strive to build
strong internal and external cooperation through Learning and resilience. These
strong alliances and cooperation enable all employees to create new ideas to face
these challenges through enhancing and encouraging capabilities of learning &
creativity. Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of learning
organization on organization resilience and creativity in Mansoura Oncology
Center. Design: Descriptive correlation design was used. Setting: Mansoura
Oncology Center which affiliated at Mansoura University. Subjects: 125 nurses
working at Mansoura Oncology Center Tools: Three tools were used: Learning
organization questionnaire (DLOQ), organizational resilience scale and creativity
audit questionnaire. Results: Less than two thirds of staff nurses reported that the
learning organization level was moderate; slightly less than two thirds of them
reported that the resilience level was high, while more than half of them reported
that the level of creativity was moderate. There was significant positive correlation
between learning organization, resilience, and creativity in the studied setting.
Conclusion: Learning organization and resilience plays a significant role in
creativity of nurses. Recommendations: Organization should provide its nurses
with formal or informal learning opportunities as well as team learning, Talent
management and planning should be considered for intellectual capital and
intellectual property in the organization and the managers need to enhance
organizational creativity by understanding the personal demands of its nurses.

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