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Employability Competences of Workers in Health Care and Finance. The Role of Self-Directed Learning Orientation and Job Characteristics
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van der Baan, Niels; Raemdonck, Isabel; Bastiaens, Ellen; Beausaert, Simon – International Journal of Training and Development, 2022
Employability, defined as a set of competences that allow an individual to create and maintain a job, is pivotal for both organizations and employees. Organizations with an employable workforce remain competitive and individuals who are employable experience better career development. The present study investigates self-directed learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Independent Study, Expertise
Developing Meaningfulness at Work through Emotional Intelligence Training
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Thory, Kathryn – International Journal of Training and Development, 2016
To date, there remains a significant gap in the human resource development (HRD) literature in understanding how training and development contributes to meaningful work. In addition, little is known about how individuals proactively make their work more meaningful. This article shows how emotional intelligence (EI) training promotes learning about…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Participant Observation, Interviews, Administrator Attitudes
Major Workforce and Workplace Trends Influencing the Training and Development Field in the USA.
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Rothwell, William J.; Kolb, Judith A. – International Journal of Training and Development, 1999
Describes six key work force and workplace trends facing human resource managers and implications for training and development: technology, globalization, cost containment, speed of market change, importance of knowledge capital, and change itself. (SK)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
What Predicts Skill Transfer? An Exploratory Study of Goal Orientation, Training Self-Efficacy and Organizational Supports
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Chiaburu, Dan S.; Marinova, Sophia V. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2005
Results from a study examining the predictors of skill transfer from an instructional to a work environment are presented. Prior research indicates that skill transfer is a function of both individual and contextual factors. A total of 186 employees from a work organization were surveyed on individual dimensions (goal orientation, training…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Motivation