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ERIC Number: EJ1199558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Oct
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2158-2440
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Organizational Support for Employee Engagement in Technology-Enhanced Learning
Naujokaitiene, Justina; Tereseviciene, Margarita; Zydziunaite, Vilma
SAGE Open, v5 n4 Oct 2015
When trying to integrate technology-enhanced learning (TEL) into employees' competence development, it is necessary for an organization to have an appropriate support system. The research aim was to identify the form of organizational support that is most relevant for employee engagement in TEL. Findings of a questionnaire survey showed that employees become involved in TEL if organizations support their learning. The policy of the organization and its infrastructure-based support are also important for employees while engaging in TEL. Manager and colleague support is slightly more related to engagement in TEL than is infrastructural and institutional policy support. Benefits of organizational support for both employees and employers are mutual. Employees benefit by receiving higher salaries, better working conditions, satisfaction of attention given by managers, and the feeling that their work is meaningful and contributes to the organization's operations, whereas the organization benefits as its employees are more committed to the organization, and work harder and more effectively. Findings extend the understanding about the relationship of organizational support and its different elements with employees' engagement in TEL. However, there are aspects that are not covered in this research, and further research should be considered. It might be useful to carry out research in different kinds of organizations, especially in those where the use of technological tools is low. According to scientific literature analysis, not only internal support, but also external support, such as family, influences employees' willingness to engage into TEL, should be studied.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Lithuania
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