Investigating the Relationship between Organizational DNA and the Individual and Team Dimensions of the Learning Organization. An Empirical Study on the Egyptian Banking Sector

Amany F. Abdel Messih^1, and Tarek H. Abdeen²

¹Doctorate of Business (DBA) Researcher, Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Cairo, Egypt

²Dean, College of Management & Technology, Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Cairo, Egypt

Cite this paper:
Amany F. Abdel Messih and Tarek H. Abdeen. Investigating the Relationship between Organizational DNA and the Individual and Team Dimensions of the Learning Organization. An Empirical Study on the Egyptian Banking Sector. World Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2022; 8(1):40-50. doi: 10.12691/wjssh-8-1-6

Abstract

Purpose: This research attempts to test the relationship between organizational DNA and the individual and team dimensions of the learning organization in the Egyptian Banking Sector. Findings: This research reveals that the four building blocks of organizational DNA; decision rights, information, motivators, and organizational structure have a significant direct correlation with the individual level and team level of the learning organization. Design/methodology/approach: The research uses the quantitative method, data were collected by distributing questionnaires to 384 employees in different banks in Egypt during the third quarter of 2022. The questionnaire consists of 3 sections demographics, organizational DNA dimensions based on the 5 Likert scale, and the individual and team dimensions of the Learning organization dimension which is based on the 6 Likert scale. Rigorous translation procedures, including both forward and backward processes, have been used to guarantee the relevance of this instrumentation in different cultural contexts. The analysis uses different statistical techniques using SPSS 25 and AMOS 25. Several tests were carried out, the tests were done at (P<0.01) significance level (α = 0.01). The evaluation focused on the hypotheses derived from the objective of the research. Practical implications: This research suggests that the Egyptian Banking Sector can improve individual and team learning by diagnosing its organizational DNA building blocks; decision rights, information, motivators, and organizational structure. This research provides a set of recommendations including the necessity to pay more attention to the dimensions of organizational DNA as a key source for the Egyptian Banking Sector to enhance individual and team learning in all Egyptian Banks.

Keywords:
organizational DNA learning organization individual learning team learning

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