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"Tacit Pedagogy" and "Entanglement": Practice-Based Learning and Innovation
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Derrick, Jay – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2020
Purpose: This paper argues that the informal dimensions of practice are critical for understanding workplace learning and innovation, but have been under-theorised and under-researched. This paper aims to build on the thinking of Ellström (2010), Billett (2012) and Guile (2014) to account for the emergence of innovation through practice, and…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Educational Theories, Cooperative Learning, Engineering
Impacts of Knowledge Sharing: A Review and Directions for Future Research
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Ahmad, Farhan; Karim, Muhaimin – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2019
Purpose: Knowledge sharing contributes to the success of an organization in various ways. This paper aims to summarize the findings from past research on knowledge-sharing outcomes in organizations and to suggest promising directions for future research. Design/methodology/approach: There was a conduction of a systematic literature review that…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Sharing Behavior, Employees, Performance
Networked Individualism and Learning in Organizations: An Ego-Network Perspective on Informal Learning Ties
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Schreurs, Bieke; Van den Beemt, Antoine; Moolenaar, Nienke; De Laat, Maarten – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the extent professionals from the vocational sector are networked individuals. The authors explore how professionals use their personal networks to engage in a wide variety of learning activities and examine what social mechanisms influence professionals' agency to form personal informal learning networks.…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Workplace Learning, Social Networks, Learning Activities
The Formation of Germ Cell for Organizational Learning
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Ivaldi, Silvia; Scaratti, Giuseppe – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: The aim of the paper is to analyze the process of "germ cell" formation by framing it as an opportunity for promoting organizational learning and transformation. The paper aims to specifically answer two research questions: Why does the "germ cell" have a pivotal role in organization's transformation? and Which…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Organizational Climate, Organizational Culture, Organizational Theories
Decoding Training Effectiveness: The Role of Organisational Factors
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Kodwani, Amitabh Deo – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: Organisations invest heavily in training and development initiatives (Miller, 2012). However, a small percentage of what is learnt by the trainees from training gets transferred to the job (Mackay, 2007). The purpose of this study is to extend previous findings and examine various organisational factors, which have not been studied…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training, Instructional Effectiveness, Organizational Climate
Artworks at Work: The Impacts of Workplace Art
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Christina Smiraglia – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2014
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the impact that employees and board members of an organization believe the art in their workplace has on their experience at work and identify the exhibition's features salient to their experience of the art. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 affiliates of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art, Art Appreciation, Work Environment