Purpose -The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship among leadership, organizational culture, the operation of learning organization and employees' job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach -A quantitative research design was employed. A total of 1,000 questionnaires were mailed out and received 134 valid replies. Findings -The research results indicate that the various operation extents of learning organization have significant difference under the dimensions of leadership, organizational culture and the operation of learning organization. Both leadership and organizational culture can positively and significantly affect the operation of learning organization. In addition, the operation of learning organizations has a significantly positive effect on employees' job satisfaction. Research limitations/implications -Although this research is adopted with questionnaire investigation and concise questions to the best of one's ability it is still not known whether the respondents can substantially understand the original contextual meaning of the questionnaire to show the results with a true reflection. Practical implications -The paper shows that, with the increasing number of knowledge workers in Taiwan, it is impossible for business administrators to satisfy employees' demands by means of conventional leadership. Instead, they are required to enhance their own skills in transformational leadership and, through setting a good example to employees, encouraging innovation and learning activities, developing employees' potentials, giving education and training activities, etc, more money incentives, this is necessary to keep people with excellent talents. Originality/value -The paper adopts the experimental methodology to observe the learning achievement within the business organizations in Taiwan. Also, an attempt is made to make business organizations aware of the effect of organization learning activities in Taiwan and the job satisfaction of employee.

Purpose -The main purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of knowledge accumulation capability on organizational innovation. This study also attempts to find if interaction between external environment or organizational culture and knowledge accumulation ability will influence organizational innovation.Design/methodology/approach -A quantitative research design was employed. A total of 1,000 questionnaires were mailed out and received 129 valid replies.Findings -The research results indicate that the capability to obtain knowledge can positively and significantly affect knowledge administrative and technical innovation. Knowledge expansion capability can positively and significantly affect administrative innovation. In addition, external environment and organizational culture have significant interaction effects with knowledge accumulation capability on organizational innovation.Research limitations/implications -This research discussed only some organizational layers like knowledge accumulation, external environment and organizational culture without any further research efforts aimed at any other facets.Practical implications -With the rapid change of markets and the intense industry competition, business management is deeply affected by any change in the external environment.Originality/value -Because there is no existing literature on the use of external environment and organizational culture as moderators to explore the effect of knowledge accumulation capability on organizational innovation, this paper provides a basis for future studies that examine the relationship between these factors.