A Feasibility Study on Developing the Faculty of Management and Economics at Tehran Science and Research Branch of the Islamic Azad University into a Learning Organization

Nowadays Modern organizations need to be able to operate in the face of ongoing changes. These organizations have to acquire a new understanding of their operational environment to develop into a Learning Organization. This research aims at evaluating the possibility of developing the Faculty of Management& Economics at Tehran Science and Research Branch of the Islamic Azad University into a Learning Organization The research population consisted of 269 faculty members including both the lecturers and staff. The result shows that faculty of Management& Economics at Tehran Science & Research Branch of the Islamic Azad University is not a learning organization. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Dr Zafer Bekirogullari.