Being a Learning Organization as Perceived by Private Hospitals in Thailand

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to measure the learning organization (LO) in perception of the private hospitals in Thailand in overall and components and to study the differences in LO by the characteristics of the private hospitals in Thailand. The results showed that the private hospitals in Thailand had the average of overall LO and seven components at a high level. Descending order of average aspect were organizational management, organizational atmosphere, team learning, shared vision, technology application, personal mastery, and mental model. The comparative data analysis of LO that were categorized to the network hospital, the level of evaluation from the Healthcare Accreditation institute (Public Organization) showed a statistically signifcant difference (< 0.05) but no signifcant difference when these were categorized by size of hospital. For the hospitals that want to develop as a learning organization. It should create a cooperative network and improve the quality based on suggestion of The Healthcare Accreditation Institute (Public Organization).