Authors
Mikhail A Wolfson, John E Mathieu, Scott I Tannenbaum, M Travis Maynard
Publication date
2019/10
Journal
Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume
104
Issue
10
Pages
1283
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Description
US organizations continue to invest most of their learning budgets in formal training and development programs despite estimates that the majority of learning in the workplace happens informally. In this study we focus on informal field-based learning (IFBL), which represents individuals engaging in self-directed, intentional, and field-based development of their knowledge and skills. We build on the informal learning literature to advance a cross-level model of individual and job-level characteristics as influences on IFBL and subsequent changes in job performance. We tested our model using a sample of 378 health care employees who occupied 47 different jobs. The results showed promotion-focused individuals more readily engaged in IFBL, as moderated by job time pressures. Moreover, engaging in IFBL behaviors positively related to performance improvements in jobs that require greater updating and use of …
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Scholar articles
MA Wolfson, JE Mathieu, SI Tannenbaum, MT Maynard - Journal of Applied Psychology, 2019