Developing Organizational Learning in Universities Based on Appreciative Leadership

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Farabi

2 Faculty member of Farabi Colleges

10.22059/jomc.2025.389266.1008762

Abstract

Purpose: Today, universities are facing increasingly complex conditions that require new ways of leading human capital in order to release the potential and talents of their human capital and develop organizational learning. The purpose of this research is to identify how to develop organizational learning based on appreciative leadership.



Method: This research was conducted in a qualitative method using the grounded theory strategy, the emergent approach (Glazer) and with an exploratory nature. The statistical population of the research is expert and faculty members and managers of public universities. The research data were collected using purposive sampling and snowball technique, based on in-depth interviews with 18 people, and analyzed using the theme analysis method.



Findings: The results obtained from the coding led to the identification of 55 subcategories and 21 main categories in the form of 3 axes of organizational learning development based on what, how and finally the results of learning development based on appreciative leadership.



Conclusion: To develop organizational learning based on gratitude leadership, there is a need for managers to justify and explain the current state of universities. After reaching this stage, the advancement of organizational learning will be operationalized with 3 stages of having the necessary essence, mastering how to behave, and considering the results obtained.

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