Orientación de las organizaciones públicas al aprendizaje organizacional. El caso de los organismos descentralizados en el Estado de Sonora, México

The aim of this paper is to analyze the organizational learning orientation of the Mexican government, through an exploratory study of decentralized agencies, from the perspective of the new public management. The learning organization model, which features ten variables was used. The information was collected from public servants through a self-administered questionnaire. The results showed an intermediate level to the organizational learning, and some conditions that need to be improved to have teaching organizations in the public sector. They also demonstrate the need for more in-depth studies on the subject.