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A Comparative Study of Learning Organisation Practices of Indian Businesses
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Bhattacharya, Sonali; Neelam, Netra; Behl, Abhishek; Acharya, Sabyasachi – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2017
Purpose: In this study we compared the learning organisation practices of Indian Businesses across sectors. Methodology: The study is based on a sample of 406 managers of banking, information technology and information technology enabled services (IT/ITES), manufacturing, hotel & hospitality and hospital and healthcare sectors. Learning…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Holistic Approach, Foreign Countries, Administrators
Does Successful Weight Loss in an Internet-Based Worksite Weight Loss Program Improve Employee Presenteeism and Absenteeism?
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Harden, Samantha M.; You, Wen; Almeida, Fabio A.; Hill, Jennie L.; Linnan, Laura A.; Allen, Kacie C.; Estabrooks, Paul A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Certain risk factors associated with overweight and obesity may lead to reduced productivity in the workforce (i.e., increased absenteeism and presenteeism). Participants in a large, Internet-based worksite weight loss intervention, who were present at follow-up (N = 1,030), completed a self-reported productivity measure (World Health…
Descriptors: Body Weight, At Risk Persons, Obesity, Productivity
Understanding Resident Ratings of Teaching in the Workplace: A Multi-Centre Study
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Fluit, Cornelia R. M. G.; Feskens, Remco; Bolhuis, Sanneke; Grol, Richard; Wensing, Michel; Laan, Roland – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Providing clinical teachers with feedback about their teaching skills is a powerful tool to improve teaching. Evaluations are mostly based on questionnaires completed by residents. We investigated to what extent characteristics of residents, clinical teachers, and the clinical environment influenced these evaluations, and the relation between…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Medical School Faculty, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Workplace Learning
Caregiver Attitudes to Gynaecological Health of Women with Intellectual Disability
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Lin, Lan-Ping; Lin, Jin-Ding; Chu, Cordia M.; Chen, Li-Mei – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: There is little information available related to the reproductive health of people with intellectual disability (ID). The aims of the present study are to describe caregiver attitudes and to examine determinants of gynaecological health for women with ID. Method: We recruited 1152 caregivers (response rate = 71.87%) and analysed their…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Health Services, Sex Education, Females
Complex Problem Solving in Radiologic Technology: Understanding the Roles of Experience, Reflective Judgment, and Workplace Culture
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Yates, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this research study was to explore the process of learning and development of problem solving skills in radiologic technologists. The researcher sought to understand the nature of difficult problems encountered in clinical practice, to identify specific learning practices leading to the development of professional expertise, and to…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Expertise, Feedback (Response), Problem Solving
Influencing Work-Related Learning: The Role of Job Characteristics and Self-Directed Learning Orientation in Part-Time Vocational Education
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Gijbels, David; Raemdonck, Isabel; Vervecken, Dries – Vocations and Learning, 2010
Based on the Demand-Control-Support (DCS) model, the present paper aims to investigate the influence of job characteristics such as job demands, job control, social support at work and self-directed learning orientation on the work-related learning behaviour of workers. The present study was conducted in a centre for part-time vocational education…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Social Support Groups, Employees, Workplace Learning