10.1177/1523422303251357 ARTICLE Advances in Developing Human Resources May 2003 Yang / IDENTIFYING VALID AND RELIABLE MEASURES Identifying Valid and Reliable Measures for Dimensions of a Learning Culture

The problem and the solution. There continues to be a strong interest in the learning organization construct. This construct has attracted increasing attention conceptually but has been underresearched empirically. Human resource development scholars and practitioners alike face a challenge when they attempt to assess such an abstract idea and its effect on organi-zational performance. This article shows how the concept of a learning culture can be adequately measured and validated by relating it to organizational performance