The Association between Social Capital and Learning Organization (A Case Study: Staff of Qom University of Medical Sciences)*

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hossein Mobaraki 1
Sayed Ali Akbar Ahmadi 2
Mohammad Reza Daraei 3
Mansureh Abbasi 4
Mohammad Hadi 5
1 Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Management, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Public Administration, Central Organization, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 PhD Candidate, Human Resource Management, Post-Graduate Center, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
4 MSc Student, Public Administration, Tehran Gharb Branch, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
5 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: In today’s changing world, in addition with establishing human capital, supporting
social capital is one of other challenges in organizational behavior. Furthermore, social capital is
a public characteristic, but it is resulted from individual efforts in making trust, relationships and
cooperation. Without social capital, staff would not have willingness to share information and
knowledge. This article investigated the social capital and the learning organization.
Methods: This was a descriptive-correlational study with practical and fundamental objectives.
The study population included 120 staff of Qom University of Medical Sciences. The sample size
was 92 subjects according to the Morgan’s table. They were randomly selected and their
viewpoints concerning the social capital were collected. The views were analyzed through
inferential statistics by SPSS software.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant correlation between the social capital and
learning organization in Qom University of Medical Sciences (P < 5%).
Conclusion: Since social capital influences on improving and promoting the learning
organization, this type of capital in addition with other weaker aspects of social capital in
administrations and departments of medical universities must be identified and strengthened.

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