Purpose: This study aims to support researchers and practitioners in finding suitable instruments for future research studies and organizational quality assessments. Design/methodology/approach: Employees' success of learning at work is strongly influenced by the quality of the workplace learning environment. In the recent decades growing effort…

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the moderating role of organizational learning culture in the relationship between training transfer and work performance. Design/methodology/approach: A convenience group of 164 workers filled in an online questionnaire based on retrospective data about the last training experience they attended.…

Purpose: The aim of this study is to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DEI) culture by using individuals' learning engagement (ILE) as a catalyst with formal and informal learning engagement interventions for sustainable learning and performance. Design/methodology/approach: As part of a transdisciplinary study (DEI and learning), a…

Purpose: Executive isolation, also known as workplace loneliness, its factors and impact are major issues for organizational development, future of work for leadership and learning culture. The purpose of this study is to examine the Executive isolation phenomenon where relationships between power distance, organizational culture and executive…

Workplace learning initiatives are influenced by perceptions, and negative perceptions hinder organizational innovation and productivity. This exploratory study presents an argument that messages shared among trainees regarding their training experiences shape such perceptions. The application of Symbolic Convergence Theory reveals two discursive…

Purpose: This study aims to examine the moderating effect of supportive organisational culture (SOC) on the differential impact of work-based learning (WBL) on employee agility, ambidexterity and proactive goal generation. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an online structured questionnaire with 443…

Knowledge sharing is the social interaction through which individuals exchange their tacit and explicit knowledge with others. Tacit knowledge comes from experience, talent, and reflection and is difficult to formalize, transfer, and communicate to others. Conversely, explicit knowledge is formalized, codified, and easier to transmit. The study…

Despite the increase in international twinning programs in Indian higher education since the mid-1990s, there is little understanding of how institutions facilitate faculty learning or adopt organizational refinement strategies, or how organizational learning contributes to institutional capacity. The purpose of this study was to understand the…

Purpose: With the purpose of promoting cross-field dialogue, this paper aims to review workplace learning (WPL) and human resource (HR) literature. The authors endeavour a conceptual examination and discussion of the bridges that link both research fields in relation to learning, in an effort to establish an integrated understanding of learning in…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the constituent parts of learning in the manufacturing work context and understand why these parts are key in the learning of the employees. Design/methodology/approach: The data was collected from two sources: a literature review of the Information Systems literature to establish an initial…

Change moves fast, and organizations can struggle to keep up. Mergers and acquisitions create new organizations, and managerial charts flatten, with fewer layers of administration in the middle causing people to be expected to do more with less. The optimal way to achieve critical outcomes is by scaling development opportunities across the entire…

The importance of "self-directed learning" (SDL) in a business environment has been highlighted as a way to increase an organisation's competitiveness and innovativeness. While organisations increasingly require SDL from employees, less attention is paid to the situations and frames enabling it. This study examines "self-directed…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss conditions for workplace learning in gender-segregated workplaces in the public sector, how social constructions of gender contribute to (or constrain) the workplace learning conditions within two workplace contexts. Design/methodology/approach: The research was carried out through an…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of ethics training (ET) on workplace behaviors. The study also aims to test the mediating effect of ethical culture (EC), on the relationship between ET and workplace behaviors. Design/methodology/approach: An experimental model has been developed to address the problem statement. The…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose how a bottom-up creation of an ambidextrous organization can be enabled. By integrating research on "contextual ambidexterity" and "individual and organizational capacity building", an "innovation capacity building" framework is conceptualized that suggests how balance…