Factors affecting learning organization culture and hotel managers' leadership styles in Thailand

Abstract

Learning Organization has been proposed as a fundamental strategic process creating sustainable competitive advantage for the future. Leadership is vital in facilitating learning organization The objectives of the present study are to examine the relationships among learning organization, leadership style, and subordinates' demographic variables such as age and gender. The samples are 360 employees from twelve five-star hotels in Bangkok, Thailand. The results demonstrated that demographic variables, such as gender and age show significant differences in learning organization and subordinates' perception of managers' leadership style.