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Messmann, Gerhard; Mulder, Regina H.; Palonen, Tuire – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the role of characteristics of vocational education teachers' personal network at the workplace for determining the resources that enable them to cope with innovation-related demands at work. Design/methodology/approach: A survey study with 48 vocational education teachers is carried out. Social network…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Social Networks, Educational Innovation, Social Capital
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Messmann, Gerhard; Mulder, Regina H. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2015
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of reflection as a preparatory mechanism for employees' engagement in innovative work behaviour (IWB). This issue was explored in a study with 67 teachers at the highest level of German secondary education. Specifically, we investigated whether teachers who reflected on work tasks, the social…
Descriptors: Reflection, Facilitators (Individuals), Innovation, Teacher Behavior
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Messmann, Gerhard; Mulder, Regina H. – Vocations and Learning, 2011
In workplaces, innovative products and processes are required to address emerging problems and challenges. Therefore, understanding of employees' innovative work behaviour, including the generation, promotion, and realisation of ideas as components of this behaviour is important. In particular, what fosters innovation development and what triggers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Employees, Structured Interviews