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Direct linkHaruna, Aliyu Yelwa; Marthandan, Govindan – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of foundational competencies on work engagement in the context of the Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) service sector. Design/Methodology/Approach: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Malaysia, and data were gathered via a survey on 312 employees representing SMEs service…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Environment, Small Businesses, Case Studies
McPherson, Rebecca; Wang, Jia – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the embedded process that enables or constrains low-income low-qualified employees' access to workplace learning in small organizations. Design/methodology/approach: Informed by the sociomaterial approach and cultural historical activity theory, this study adopted a qualitative cross-case study…
Descriptors: Semiskilled Workers, Low Income Groups, Access to Education, Workplace Learning
Heiskanen, Tuula; Heiskanen, Hannu – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2011
Purpose: By comparing two small high-tech firms specialising in medical technology this article seeks to answer the following questions: What are the key characteristics of innovation processes in the case firms? How do the mutual relationships between mental, social and physical spaces explain the different pathways in the innovation processes in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Small Businesses, Medical Services, Technological Advancement
Hefler, Gunter; Markowitsch, Jorg – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show how a typology of participating patterns is developed to deepen understanding of participation in formal adult education and the relationship between current workplace and educational programmes. Design/methodology/approach: The approach takes the form of conceptual work based on a qualitative analysis…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Classification, Employees, Adult Education
Ahlgren, Linda; Engel, Laura C. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2011
Purpose: The primary objective in this paper is to examine the role of small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in promoting and/or hindering educational opportunities to adult employees in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on 12 case studies of SMEs in England and Scotland, which form part of a larger European Sixth Framework…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Human Capital, Lifelong Learning, Education Work Relationship
Akkerman, Sanne; Petter, Christian; de Laat, Maarten – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2008
Purpose: The notion of communities of practice (CoP) has received great attention in educational and organisational practice and research. Although the concept originally refers to collaborative practices that emerge naturally, educational and HRD practitioners are increasingly searching for ways to create these practices intentionally in order to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Professional Development, Case Studies
