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Yaqub, Yasmin; Singh, Arun Kumar; Dutta, Tanusree – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to predict the transfer of training (ToT) from management training. This study empirically examined the predictive power of ToT factors, namely, individual characteristics (self-efficacy), training intervention design (training approaches) and work climate (organizational support) among the study respondents.…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Training Methods, Off the Job Training, Management Development
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Greenan, Peter – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: In light of contemporary shifts away from annual appraisals, this study aims to explore the implications of using a personal development plan (PDP) as a means of focussing on continuous feedback and development to improve individual performance and ultimately organisational performance. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Feedback (Response), Performance, Employees
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Moraes, Valéria Vieira; Borges-Andrade, Jairo Eduardo – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate workplace learning among municipal officers in the high-learning-demanding organizational context of their work practice in the first year of mandate. Design/methodology/approach: A before-and-after quasi-experimental design was used to assess the effect of time of work practice on learning work…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Municipalities, Local Government, Government Employees
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Luciana Mourão; Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a training and development (T&D) evaluation model that includes new societal indicators, considering the growing demand to do so. Three complementary studies were done. Study I used a framework for T&D evaluation that includes societal impact in it. Study II investigated which levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Training, Teachers
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Qiao, June Xuejun – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: This study is intended to investigate the current status of corporate universities in China. It aims to explore the processes and practices of corporate universities in China, and discover the issues and challenges involved in building and running a corporate university in China. Design/methodology/approach: The heads of 11 well-known…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Foreign Countries, Management Development, Teaching Methods
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Viitala, Riitta – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2005
Purpose: This research sets out to achieve three goals: first, to discover the most important management development areas specified by Finnish managers; second, to discover the intentions of Finnish managers in management development on a personal level and with the support of organizations; and third, to compare the above mentioned aspects and…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Private Sector, Management Development, Business Skills
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Belet, Daniel – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: The author's interest in learning organisation development leads him to examine large French companies' practices regarding "high potential" executives policies and to question their selection and development processes and their capabilities to develop learning oriented organisations.The author also tries to explain why most…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Leadership Styles, Foreign Countries, Management Development