Abstract:
: It is well-recognized from various business sectors that learning organization
occupies a significant role in boosting the performance of organizations and is employed
for gaining competitive advantage. Despite many studies in this management topic, there
is a dearth of studies investigating public Higher Education. This study aims at
investigating the implementation of learning organization at the individual, group, and
organizational levels and the relationship with organizational innovativeness among
academics in Indonesian public universities. Statistical results analyzed with regression
analysis from 170 academics indicate significant positive associations between all
variables. The finding of this research emphasizes the urgency to manage knowledgebased assets to accomplish the integration of personal knowledge to the organizational
level. On the top priority, to gain competitive advantage, the public universities should
create opportunities for continuous learning as well as promote a principle of inquiry and
dialogue. Being one of the most essential sources of knowledge creation, it is imperative
for higher education to implant organizational learning to accomplish literary greatness to
contend satisfactorily in an unpredictable situation.
Key words: learning organization, organizational innovativeness, public institution, higher
education
