title: Measuring the learning capacity of organisations: development and factor analysis of the Questionnaire for Learning Organizations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate internal consistency and factor structure of a questionnaire measuring learning capacity based on Senge's theory of the five disciplines of a learning organisation: Personal Mastery, Mental Models, Shared Vision, Team Learning, and Systems Thinking.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Substance-abuse treatment centres (SATCs) in The Netherlands.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 293 SATC employees from outpatient and inpatient treatment departments, financial and human resources departments.
  
  
  METHODS
  Psychometric properties of the Questionnaire for Learning Organizations (QLO), including factor structure, internal consistency, and interscale correlations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A five-factor model representing the five disciplines of Senge showed good fit. The scales for Personal Mastery, Shared Vision and Team Learning had good internal consistency, but the scales for Systems Thinking and Mental Models had low internal consistency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The proposed five-factor structure was confirmed in the QLO, which makes it a promising instrument to assess learning capacity in teams. The Systems Thinking and the Mental Models scales have to be revised. Future research should be aimed at testing criterion and discriminatory validity.
authors.affiliation: Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, The Netherlands. s.c.oudejans@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: S C C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Oudejans
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Schippers
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schramade
authors.forename: M W J
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Koeter
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van den Brink
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011594:Psychometrics; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires