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Edith Cowan University

2020

Formal learning

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Opportunities To Participate In Formal And Informal Vocational Learning Activities And Work-Related Outcomes In Small Professional Services Businesses, Alan Coetzer, Pattanee Susomrith, Emmanuel Twumasi Ampofo Feb 2020

Opportunities To Participate In Formal And Informal Vocational Learning Activities And Work-Related Outcomes In Small Professional Services Businesses, Alan Coetzer, Pattanee Susomrith, Emmanuel Twumasi Ampofo

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Small businesses are characterised by resources constraints; therefore, their managers need to know the exact nature of additional benefits, beyond knowledge and skill acquisition, that might accrue from employee participation in different types of learning activities. However, research that simultaneously examines the attitudinal and behavioural outcomes of opportunities to participate in formal and informal learning activities is sparse, especially in small businesses. The present study addresses this area of neglect by exploring associative relationships between opportunities for employees to participate in (1) formal learning activities and (2) informal learning activities and three important work-related outcomes: affective commitment, innovative behaviours, and …


Understanding Factors That Enable And Inhibit Assessment Of Outcomes Of Competence Development, Andreas Wallo, Henrik Kock, Daniel Lundqvist, Alan Coetzer Jan 2020

Understanding Factors That Enable And Inhibit Assessment Of Outcomes Of Competence Development, Andreas Wallo, Henrik Kock, Daniel Lundqvist, Alan Coetzer

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

© The Author(s) 2020. Employee participation in formal and informal learning is essential for the economic viability and competitive advantage of organizations. Therefore, assessing outcomes of competence development activities is important. However, this domain of human resources (HR) practice is often neglected because of factors that are not well understood. Accordingly, this article addresses the question: What factors enable and inhibit HR professionals in assessing outcomes of competence development activities and initiatives? To answer this question, we conducted a review of articles that examine assessment of outcomes of competence development activities. The primary purpose of the review was to identify …