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Hasson, Henna; von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica; Holmstrom, Stefan; Karanika-Murray, Maria; Tafvelin, Susanne – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate whether training of managers at workplaces can improve organizational learning. Managers play a crucial role in providing opportunities to employees for learning. Although scholars have called for intervention research on the effects of leadership development on organizational learning, no such research is…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Questionnaires, Transformational Leadership, Leadership Training
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Sutton, Anna; Williams, Helen M.; Allinson, Christopher W. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether self-awareness, which is associated with general well-being and positive life outcomes, is also of specific benefit in the workplace. The authors tested the relationship between self-awareness and job-related well-being, and evaluated two different interventions designed to improve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Workplace Learning, Mixed Methods Research
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Fessl, Angela; Wesiak, Gudrun; Rivera-Pelayo, Verónica; Feyertag, Sandra; Pammer, Viktoria – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2017
This paper presents a concept for in-app reflection guidance and its evaluation in four work-related field trials. By synthesizing across four field trials, we can show that computer-based reflection guidance can function in the workplace, in the sense of being accepted as technology, being perceived as useful and leading to reflective learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Workplace Learning, Reflection
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Zhou, Wencang; Hu, Huajing; Shi, Xuli – Learning Organization, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for studying organizational learning, firm innovation and firm financial performance. Design/methodology/approach: This paper examines the effects of organizational learning on innovation and performance among 287 listed Chinese companies. Findings: The results indicate a positive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Organizational Development, Innovation
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Harden, Samantha M.; You, Wen; Almeida, Fabio A.; Hill, Jennie L.; Linnan, Laura A.; Allen, Kacie C.; Estabrooks, Paul A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Certain risk factors associated with overweight and obesity may lead to reduced productivity in the workforce (i.e., increased absenteeism and presenteeism). Participants in a large, Internet-based worksite weight loss intervention, who were present at follow-up (N = 1,030), completed a self-reported productivity measure (World Health…
Descriptors: Body Weight, At Risk Persons, Obesity, Productivity
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von Treuer, Kathryn; McHardy, Katherine; Earl, Celisha – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Workplace training is a key strategy often used by organisations to optimise performance. Further, trainee motivation is a key determinant of the degree to which the material learned in a training programme will be transferred to the workplace, enhancing the performance of the trainee. This study investigates the relationship between several…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Vocational Education, Organizational Culture, Human Resources