The Role of Learning Culture, Transformational Leadership, and Human Capital Practices in Organizational Sustainability: A Case Study of a Food and Beverage Firm

This study examines how a resilient food and beverage company, XYZ, established several decades ago, managed its survival and sustainability in a dynamic environment of an emerging economy. The company’s leader employed a transformational leadership style and fostered a learning culture. In addition, human capital has been professionally selected, developed, and encouraged to contribute the best to the company. The current corporate culture and systems enable employees to practice job crafting, which boosts productivity and ultimately leads to the development of innovative products or services. This study reveals that the implementation of a learning culture encourages employees’ continuous learning through knowledge sharing to achieve high performance. They share their knowledge through a continuous learning paradigm. In conclusion, employees’ strong engagement and commitment to learning, supported by the learning culture and transformational leaders, make the company grow and sustain. The company introduced many innovative healthy products that have been successfully marketed to satisfy its customers.