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Direct linkLucena Barbosa, Flávia; Borges-Andrade, Jairo Eduardo – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to find a measurement model with better evidence of validity, with data extracted from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). To test a parsimonious model in which dispositional and workplace context characteristics are predictors of informal learning behaviors (ILBs).…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Readiness, Work Environment, Professional Autonomy
Flávia Lucena Barbosa; Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of Hofstede's six national cultural dimensions on informal learning behaviors (ILBs) and how they moderate the prediction of these behaviors by workplace interaction (WI), autonomy (WA) and readiness to learn (RtL). Design/methodology/approach: Cultural scores were extracted from The Culture…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Cultural Context, Nationalism, Learning Processes
Rigolizzo, Michele – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the personal antecedents to taking on the challenge of learning, particularly when there is competition for time at work. Taking on challenging tasks, particularly those that enhance learning, is a critical behavior in today's dynamic business environments. This paper explores how individual…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Learning Motivation, Goal Orientation, Personality Traits
Tajeddini, Kayhan – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: This paper aims to explore managers' perceptions of learning within a sample of Swiss watch firms. Design/methodology/approach: A purposeful (judgmental) stratified sampling method was employed, where in-depth interviews with 13 marketing managers and owners were carried out over a three-month period. Meaning units (MUs) were abstracted,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrator Attitudes, Interviews, Learning Readiness
Hashim, Junaidah – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how Malaysian managers acquire job competencies through self-directed learning activities at their workplace. Specifically it aims to investigate what types of job competencies are required for the managers, how they learn to acquire those competencies, and whether the managers have the…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Independent Study, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies
Beitler, Michael A.; Mitlacher, Lars W. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) of business students in Germany and the USA and their attitudes towards information sharing and to ascertain implications for workplace learning. Design/methodology/approach: This empirical study used a survey research design.…
Descriptors: Research Design, Learning Readiness, Independent Study, Student Attitudes
