Abstract

Introduction: The capital invested among group members is the formation of group and consequently the accumulation of knowledge into knowledge transfer and the transfer of knowledge and organizational learning. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between social capital and organizational learning from the perspective of hospital managers. Methods: This is a descriptive-analytic study carried out in 2020. The statistical population of this study included 120 managers of university hospitals of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. This was done by two questionnaires of social capital (α = 0.83) and organizational learning questionnaire (α = 0.93). The sample included the entire statistical population. Spearman correlation tests were used for data analysis in SPSS 22 software. Results: Organizational learning placement (3.4 ± 1.3) and social capital (3.7 ± 1.8) managers of "Ahwaz" educational workplaces were "relatively appropriate". There was a direct and significant statistical relationship between social capital and organizational learning of hospital managers in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. That is, with the increase of social capital, organizational learning increased in the managers of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences hospitals. Conclusion: Given that the status of the two components of social capital and organizational learning were estimated at a relatively appropriate level. In this regard, the development of social capital and the development of organizational learning in the hospitals under study can be achieved through the creation of working teams, greater delegation of staff, the creation of appropriate working relationships between employees and job enrichment.