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Direct linkFindsen, Brian – Educational Gerontology, 2015
As increasing numbers of older adults stay in the workforce or engage in encore careers, they are subjected to diverse issues and challenges. The new dynamics of the workplace in a global market exert pressure on older workers and employers alike in which training and development has a potentially significant function for achieving greater…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Educational Opportunities, Older Workers, Stereotypes
Yau, Hon Keung; Cheng, Alison Lai Fong – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the IT professionals in a Hong Kong public transport company have a general perception of influence of the organisational defensive patterns on learning of ICT; and whether skilled incompetence, organisational defensive routines and fancy footwork are positively associated with each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transportation, Industry, Information Technology
O'Mahony, Timothy K.; Vye, Nancy J.; Bransford, John D.; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Stevens, Reed; Stephens, Richard D.; Richey, Michael C.; Lin, Kuen Y.; Soleiman, Moe K. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2012
We describe findings from a research partnership involving a global airline manufacturing company (The Boeing Company), and learning scientists and aeronautical engineers from the University of Washington. Our starting point for the partnership focused on an 8-hour introductory composites course that was designed for company employees. In phase…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, On the Job Training, Introductory Courses, Quasiexperimental Design
Wallo, Andreas; Kock, Henrik; Nilsson, Peter – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present the results of a study of an industrial company's top management team (TMT) that fought to survive an economic crisis. Specifically, the article seeks to focus on describing the TMT's composition, group processes, and work during a period of high external pressure; analysing the TMT's work in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Learning Processes, Group Dynamics, Strategic Planning
Prugsamatz, Raphaella – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to broaden previous work on organizational learning and the factors that influence learning in organizational settings. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative and quantitative research methods that included in-depth interviews and questionnaire distribution were used. Data gathered were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Multiple Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Nonprofit Organizations
