ERIC Number: EJ1054350
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Publication Date: 2015
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Using Workplace Changes as Learning Opportunities: Antecedents to Reflection in Professional Work
Hetzner, Stefanie; Heid, Helmut; Gruber, Hans
Journal of Workplace Learning, v27 n1 p34-50 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to contribute to an understanding of how individual characteristics and perceived contextual conditions shape reflection in professional work, particularly in workplaces that provide a variety of work experiences related to changes. The authors examine the effects of personal initiative, self-efficacy and perceived psychological safety in work relations with colleagues and supervisors on individuals' reflection at work. Design/Methodology/Approach: A sample of 84 client advisors who had recently been affected by major changes in retail banking workplaces participated in the study. The participants completed a questionnaire consisting of instruments to map their self-rated personal initiative, self-efficacy beliefs, reflection at work and perception of psychological safety in work relations with colleagues and supervisors. The data were analysed by performing correlation analyses and hierarchical regression analyses. Findings: The results revealed that both individuals' personal initiative and self-efficacy significantly positively affect reflection at work. An individual's perception of psychological safety--particularly among peers--positively predicts reflection. Originality/Value: This paper enriches the research on reflection in professional work, particularly against the backdrop of workplace changes. This is done by emphasising the power of individuals' proactive role and initiative-taking work behaviour; positive beliefs in their own capabilities, e.g. managing the various opportunities involved in workplace changes; and their perception of a psychologically safe environment within a work group that is characterised by interpersonal trust, mutual respect and supportive cooperation.
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Professional Occupations, Reflection, Self Efficacy, Safety, Psychological Patterns, Self Motivation, Work Environment, Organizational Change, Banking, Employee Attitudes, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Regression (Statistics)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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