The impact of the organizational learning pattern on strategic flexibility Field study in the insurance sector

Abstract

The research deals with the relationship between organizational learning and strategic flexibility in the insurance sector in Syria. The objectives of the research were to determine the impact of the prevailing organizational learning pattern on enhancing strategic flexibility within the insurance sector.

 The main results of the research were: Insurance companies do not have full readiness to change in the insurance market, The company does not make strategic changes in response to mistakes in the insurance market, the single-loop learning pattern is followed in the public sector followed by the double and triangular learning pattern, while the three-loop learning pattern is followed by the private sector followed by learning style The strategic and reactive strategy is prevalent in the public and private sectors. At the level of the insurance sector, the priority is for the single-loop learning style and the flexibility of the reactive strategy. The results also have a significant effect on the organizational learning pattern Strategic Flexibility In the insurance sector, there are significant differences between the insurance companies in terms of the relationship between organizational learning style and strategic flexibility, the need to shift from single and double-loop learning to triangular learning to achieve strategic flexibility.