Learning capabilities : Do they provide common platform for organisational excellence?

Identifying three kinds of organizational learning capabilities in line with triple bottom line principles such as i) corporate environmental responsibility, ii) corporate social responsibility, and iii) corporate financial responsibility, this study examines the findings of the ANOVA analysis with business sector as the independent variable. It finds that the Australian resource sector is in the forefront in learning capabilities in corporate environmental responsibility and corporate financial responsibility. In the light of this finding and drawing from earlier empirical studies, it explores a theoretical question whether learning capabilities are transferable rather than bound to specific areas. It dwells into a proposal that a capable learning organization can achieve continuous innovation and improvements in several functional areas by deploying its strength in learning capabilities.