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Effects of Goal Orientation and Unlearning on Individual Exploration Activities
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Tanaka, Satoshi – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2023
Purpose: Although individual exploration activities have been shown to promote organizational change and innovation, few studies have clarified the factors that quantitatively promote such aspects. This study aims to examine how individual exploration activities are facilitated by goal orientation and individual unlearning.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employees, Workplace Learning, Goal Orientation
Promoting Youths' Skills Acquisition through Experiential Learning Theory in Vocational Education and Training in South Africa
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Celestin Mayombe – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: There is a global concern about the effectiveness of vocational education and training (VET) programmes in developing job-related skills and competencies for real-world environments for disadvantaged and unemployed youths. Experiential learning (EL) is a major component of VET programmes. This article aims to examine the effects of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Job Skills, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Impact of Managerial Coaching Skills on Employee Commitment: The Role of Personal Learning
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Park, Sohee; McLean, Gary N.; Yang, Baiyin – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: Managerial coaching has been popularized as a way of motivating, developing and retaining employees in organizations. Yet, there has been a lack of empirical studies to examine the linkage between managerial coaching and its potential impact on employees. This study aims to investigate the interrelationships among managerial coaching,…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Skill Development, Employees, Administrators
Development of Core Competencies of Construction Managers: The Effect of Training and Education
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Nuwan, P. M. M. C.; Perera, B. A. K. S.; Dewagoda, K. G. – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2021
Construction managers are the drivers of project success. To perform well, they need to possess key competencies, such as knowledge, skills, and attitudes, all of which can be improved through proper training. However, despite the skill shortage that still exists in the construction industry, extant literature does not precisely reveal the…
Descriptors: Minimum Competencies, Skill Development, Experiential Learning, Workplace Learning
Working Classes? Preparing for Employability
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Harney, John O. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2017
On June 28, the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) convened members of the Commission on Higher Education and Employability (CHEE) in Providence to discuss concrete ways New England employers, education leaders and policymakers can work together to ensure a successful, equitable workforce future. The Commission comprises high-powered…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Employment Qualifications, Employers, Administrators
Individual and Contextual Variables in Municipal Officers' Workplace Learning
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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