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International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

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

Authors: Eva Kyndt, Patrick Onghena, Kelly Smet, Filip Dochy

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 3/2014

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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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Title: Employees’ willingness to participate in work-related learning: a multilevel analysis of employees’ learning intentions
Authors: Eva Kyndt
Patrick Onghena
Kelly Smet
Filip Dochy
Publication date: 01-10-2014
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-014-9272-4

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