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Erschienen in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance 3/2014

01.10.2014

Employees’ willingness to participate in work-related learning: a multilevel analysis of employees’ learning intentions

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Abstract

The current study focuses on employees’ learning intentions, or the willingness to undertake formal work-related learning. This cross-sectional survey study included a sample of 1,243 employees that are nested within 21 organisations. The results of the multilevel analysis show that self-directedness in career processes, time management, employability, organisational support and growth possibilities, prior participation, and initial level of education are significant positive predictors of an employee’s learning intentions when overall differences in learning intention between organisations are taken into account.

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Metadaten
Titel
Employees’ willingness to participate in work-related learning: a multilevel analysis of employees’ learning intentions
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2014
Erschienen in
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Ausgabe 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-014-9272-4

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