The independent variable is computed by the score the participants (employees and HR managers) gave on the items of four scales from the Dimensions of the Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ)2 by Marsick and Watkins (2003) and ten additional questions. The four DLOQ scales measure whether the organization: creates systems to capture and share learning (example item: "My organization maintains an up-to-date database of employee skills"); the organization empowers people toward a collective vision (example item: "My organization gives people control over the resources they need to accomplish their work"); the organization is connect to its environment (example item: "My organization encourages people to get answers from across the organization when solving problems") and the organization provides strategic leadership for learning (example item: "In my organization, leaders mentor and coach those they lead").