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2023-08-28

Learning capacity and effectiveness in the management of organizational projects

Capacidad de aprendizaje y efectividad en la gestión de proyectos organizacionales

Palabras clave:

project management; learning capacity; effectiveness; work teams; organizational culture (en)
gestión de proyectos; capacidad de aprendizaje; efectividad; equipos de trabajo; cultura organizacional (es)

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Best practices in project management have been positioned in the organizational field as a suitable alternative to achieve the planned objectives. Learning capacity is one of the most important advantages of any organization, linked to human talent and business culture. This research sought to establish the relationship between organizational learning capacity and effectiveness in the management of the projects executed. In this study, 192 project managers were surveyed. The data were processed through a multivariate factor analysis method with the purpose of specify the relationship between the proposed variables. This research allowed us to understand learning capacity as a multidimensional variable that positively affects project management.

Las buenas prácticas en gestión de proyectos se han posicionado en el ámbito organizacional como una alternativa apropiada para lograr los objetivos planeados. La capacidad de aprendizaje es una de las ventajas más importante de toda organización, ligada al talento humano y a la cultura empresarial. Esta investigación buscó establecer la relación existente entre la capacidad de aprendizaje organizacional y la efectividad en la gestión de los proyectos ejecutados. Para el desarrollo de este estudio se encuestaron 192 gerentes de proyecto. Los datos fueron procesados a través de un método de análisis factorial multivariado con el propósito de precisar la relación entre las variables propuestas. Esta investigación permitió comprender la capacidad de aprendizaje como una variable multidimensional que incide positivamente sobre la gestión de los proyectos.

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