HEIs are facing major challenges in the current era, and an investigation of their
structures and roles is imperative. The survival and continued competiveness of HEIs
depend on the willingness and acceptance of changes and consideration for the
methods that will allow their practices to be improved. A learning organization is one
that seeks to maximize fully the capacities of its people to change, to survive in a
volatile environment and to sustain competitive advantage. The HEI sector is one such
sector that exists in a volatile environment; this sector needs to be resilient in facing
these challenges and adopting new ways to survive and cope with them. Thus, this
paper proposes that the learning organization approach has a direct influence on
knowledge transfer and organizational performance, which in turn, leads to HEIs
attaining success and continued survival.