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Individual and Contextual Factors Influencing Engagement in Learning Activities after Errors at Work: A Replication Study in a German Retail Bank
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Leicher, Veronika; Mulder, Regina H. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this replication study is to identify relevant individual and contextual factors influencing learning from errors at work and to determine if the predictors for learning activities are the same for the domains of nursing and retail banking. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional replication study was carried out in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Learning Activities, Foreign Countries, Banking
GLOBE Study Culture Clusters: Can They Be Found in Importance Ratings of Managerial Competencies?
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Clark, Jeremy Michael; Quast, Louis N.; Jang, Soebin; Wohkittel, Joseph; Center, Bruce; Edwards, Katherine; Bovornusvakool, Witsinee – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore patterns of importance ratings of managerial competencies in 22 countries in different regions around the globe, to guide specificity in assessing and developing managers in multiple geographies. Additionally, this study examined the utility of clustering countries based on shared culture, as…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Competence, Management Development, Administrator Evaluation
Subjectivity, Lifeworld, and Work Organization
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Leithaeuser, Thomas – Frontiers of Education in China, 2010
The bases of the article are the results of an empirical study about traditional work places in industry. There were made group discussions and special qualitative interviews with workers and employees of a German factory. The article tries to interpret and to integrate these subjective concepts in the actual discussion of theoretical perspectives…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Social Theories, Work Environment, Industry
Professionalisation in General Adult Education in Germany--An Attempt to Cut a Path through a Jungle
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Dausien, Bettina; Schwendowius, Dorothee – European Journal of Education, 2009
The article summarizes the findings of a study on adult learning professions in Europe (ALPINE) commissioned by DG Education and Culture. It explores the current professional and social situation of staff in non-vocational adult education in Germany. It describes the structures and organisations of general adult education in Germany and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Interviews, Lifelong Learning
Sexual Harassment in a Residential Occupation: The Experiences of Women Seafarers
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Thomas, Michelle A – Health Education Journal, 2006
Objective: This paper reports women seafarers' experiences of sexual harassment. Design: Data reported in this paper were collected as part of a larger study exploring company policies and practices relating to women seafarers and the experiences of women seafarers themselves. Setting: Data reported here was collected with women from seven…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Females, Focus Groups, Semiskilled Workers
Ad-hoc English and Creolized Corporate Culture: Translingual and Intercultural Communication in a Japanese Computer-Assembly Plant in Germany.
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Sutherland, Janet – TESL-EJ, 1994
Field research consisting of direct observation and interviews conducted at a computer-assembly plant in Germany examines use of English as a "lingua franca" between Japanese and Germans. The case study reported looks at several interesting aspects of translingual and intercultural communication among Germans and Japanese, citing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computers, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict