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Lawrence, Janet H.; Celis, Sergio; Kim, Hee Sun; Lipson, Sarah Ketchen; Tong, Ximeng – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
The present study identifies characteristics of individuals and work settings that influence Asian international faculty members' intentions to continue their employment in US research universities. Given the demand for researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM), the higher rate of turnover among untenured…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Research Universities, Persistence, College Faculty
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Moon, Se-Yeon; Na, Seung-Il – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between workplace learning and psychological variables, such as learning competency, motivation, curiosity, self-esteem and locus of control, and organizational variables, such as centralization of power, formality, merit system and communication. The studied population consisted entirely…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Business, Motivation, Centralization
Leary, Mary – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This evaluation was conducted at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, located approximately 40 miles south of the Virginia state line. ECSU, a historically Black institution of higher learning, was founded in 1891 and is one of 17 constituent universities in The University of North Carolina system. The…
Descriptors: Employees, Job Satisfaction, African American Institutions, Leadership
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N.; Linder-VanBerschot, Jennifer A.; LaPointe, Deborah K.; Rao, Lalita – American Journal of Distance Education, 2010
This study explores factors that predict learner satisfaction and transfer of learning in an online educational program at a multinational corporation, established to improve organizational learning by providing training in technical skills. A mixed-methods design was used, selecting both quantitative methods (utilizing survey research) and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Self Efficacy, Transfer of Training, Methods
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Kumar, Naresh; Idris, Khairuddin – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: This study aims to explore the relationships between learning organisation dimensions, institutional characteristics and knowledge performance among Malaysian private higher learning institutions. Design/methodology/approach: The researchers sought managers' responses to the dimensions of the learning organisation questionnaire (DLOQ)…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Program Effectiveness, Organizational Development, College Environment
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Kirwan, Cyril; Birchall, David – International Journal of Training and Development, 2006
Transfer of learning from management development programmes has been described as the effective and continuing application back at work of the knowledge and skills gained on those programmes. It is a very important issue for organizations today, given the large amounts of investment in these programmes and the small amounts of that investment that…
Descriptors: Health Services, Transfer of Training, Correlation, Work Environment
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Chiaburu, Dan S.; Marinova, Sophia V. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2005
Results from a study examining the predictors of skill transfer from an instructional to a work environment are presented. Prior research indicates that skill transfer is a function of both individual and contextual factors. A total of 186 employees from a work organization were surveyed on individual dimensions (goal orientation, training…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Motivation
Chavez, Sandra – School Administrator, 2006
In pursuit of creating a culture that would contribute to the successful learning outcomes envisioned by the superintendent of the Beaufort County, South Carolina, School District, the author returned to her roots and experiences in organizational development. She discovered an article about McBassi and Co., an agency specializing in the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Organizational Development, Human Capital, Outcomes of Education
2001
This document contains four papers on organizational enhancement and human resource development (HRD). "Motivation to Improve Work through Learning in Human Resource Development" (Sharon S. Naquin, Elwood F. Holton III) argues that HRD's traditional conceptualization of motivation should be expanded to incorporate motivation to use…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Attitudes, Employee Absenteeism, Employee Attitudes
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on emotion and behavior in the workplace that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "Emotion Work, and Perceptions of Affective Culture in a Military Nonprofit Organization" (Jamie L. Callahan, David R. Schwandt) reports on a study of the emotion…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Affective Behavior