Title:
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT; AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (INTERNAL PROCESSES PERSPECTIVE) WITH DYNAMIC CAPABILITY AS MEDIATING FACTOR: A CASE OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN ZAMBIA

Authors:
Mutale Daniel Chanda, Zambia

Abstract:
This study sought to investigate the mediating role of dynamic capabilities on the relationship of organization development with organizational performance (Internal processes perspective) in context of Public Service of the Ministry of Education of Zambia. The specific objectives were to determine the effect of organization development on dynamic capabilities, assess the effect of dynamic capabilities on internal processes, demonstrate the effect of organization development on internal processes and validate the role of dynamic capability on the relationship between organization development with internal processes in the Ministry of Education in Zambia. The study was founded on a positivist research philosophy and utilized a descriptive and cross-sectional research design. The population consisted of 1288 secondary schools. Primary data was collected from 301 respondents using self-administered questionnaires selected using a proportional stratified sampling technique. Descriptive statistics were computed to describe the characteristics of the study variables and structural modeling equation analysis was conducted to determine the nature and magnitude of the relationships between variables. The findings revealed that organization development positively and significantly affect the dynamic capabilities. Organization development is found to have positive and favorable relationship with Internal Processes. Organization development is found to have positive and significant relationship with Dynamic Capabilities. There is negative and insignificant relationship between Dynamic Capabilities and Internal processes perspective. The results also revealed insignificant mediating function of Dynamic capabilities between Organization development, and Internal Processes Perspective.