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Clyde T Conine - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of Workplace Learning on job satisfaction in small us commercial banks
Journal of Workplace Learning, 2005Co-Authors: Robert W Rowden, Clyde T ConineAbstract:Purpose – This study aims to examine Workplace Learning and job satisfaction in small, commercial US banks.Design/methodology/approach – Survey data collection with correlational procedure.Findings – The study found a statistically significant relationship between the Workplace Learning variables and the job satisfaction variables.Research limitations/implications – Furthers the linkages between the opportunities for Learning in the Workplace with how satisfied employees are with their jobs. Also establishes the importance of informal and incidental Learning, rather than formal Learning.Practical implications – Emphasizes the need for managers to make Learning opportunities available to enhance overall job satisfaction. In addition, helps place the need for expenditures on non‐formal Learning, not just formal Learning where all the money is usually spent.Originality/value – Few studies have looked at the role of Workplace Learning in small businesses. Very few have linked Workplace Learning to the things ...
Robert W Rowden - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of Workplace Learning on job satisfaction in small us commercial banks
Journal of Workplace Learning, 2005Co-Authors: Robert W Rowden, Clyde T ConineAbstract:Purpose – This study aims to examine Workplace Learning and job satisfaction in small, commercial US banks.Design/methodology/approach – Survey data collection with correlational procedure.Findings – The study found a statistically significant relationship between the Workplace Learning variables and the job satisfaction variables.Research limitations/implications – Furthers the linkages between the opportunities for Learning in the Workplace with how satisfied employees are with their jobs. Also establishes the importance of informal and incidental Learning, rather than formal Learning.Practical implications – Emphasizes the need for managers to make Learning opportunities available to enhance overall job satisfaction. In addition, helps place the need for expenditures on non‐formal Learning, not just formal Learning where all the money is usually spent.Originality/value – Few studies have looked at the role of Workplace Learning in small businesses. Very few have linked Workplace Learning to the things ...
Ali Nawab - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Workplace Learning in Pakistani schools: a myth or reality?
Journal of Workplace Learning, 2011Co-Authors: Ali NawabAbstract:Purpose – Literature on Workplace Learning emphasizes that Learning should be continually generated and negotiated in the Workplace. How does this concept unfold in the developing context? This paper aims at understanding teachers' Workplace Learning and the conditions which influence such Learning in a private school of Pakistani context.Design/methodology/approach – First, a brief review of literature on Workplace Learning is presented to develop a conceptual framework for the study. Next, the research methodology undertaken to collect data from the studied school is described. The paper then presents the findings, followed by discussion, limitations and suggestions for further studies.Findings – Drawing upon the data collected through a qualitative case study, this paper reveals that in Pakistani schools, the theoretically powerful concept of Learning is not the same in practice. Teachers' work load, lack of awareness about the possibilities and importance of Workplace Learning, non‐existence of struct...
Khairuddin Idris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Workplace Learning in Malaysia: the learner's perspective
International Journal of Training and Development, 2005Co-Authors: Mazanah Muhamad, Khairuddin IdrisAbstract:This paper offers a scenario of Workplace Learning as practiced in Malaysia. Based on survey research, the article describes learner profiles, Learning provision and pattern. The analysis shows that Malaysians participate in formal Workplace Learning as part of their employment activities. Workplace Learning in Malaysia is contextual, promoted by the political-economic agenda of a nation aspiring towards fully developed status. Workplace Learning is also affected by factors such as learners' socio-cultural, economic and psychological status, and employers' role and support.
Willemijn Van Groen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Influence of Job Characteristics and Self-Directed Learning Orientation on Workplace Learning.
International Journal of Training and Development, 2014Co-Authors: Isabel Raemdonck, David Gijbels, Willemijn Van GroenAbstract:Given the increasing importance of Learning at work, we set out to examine the factors which influence Workplace Learning behaviour. The study investigated the influence of the job characteristics from Karasek's Job Demand Control Support model and the personal characteristic self-directed Learning orientation on Workplace Learning. A total of 837 workers, aged between 18 and 65, from different sectors and with different educational levels completed a paper questionnaire. Analysis revealed that job demands and self-directed Learning orientation constitute significant and positive predictors of Workplace Learning behaviour. The study can help organizations to create job structures that promote Workplace Learning.
