List of Articles Workplace Learning

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  1 - Investigating Individual Factors Affecting Transfer of learning Employees in the Municipality of Tehran
  Maryam Hassanpour Roodbaraki Mojgan Abdollahi Alireza Araghieh Fatemeh Parasteh-Ghombavani
  The Purpose of this Study is to identify and investigate the individual factors affecting transferring of learning to workplace in order to improve the performance and develop job competencies. It was a descriptive survey research. The population consisted of all staff More

  The Purpose of this Study is to identify and investigate the individual factors affecting transferring of learning to workplace in order to improve the performance and develop job competencies. It was a descriptive survey research. The population consisted of all staff at Transportation and Traffic Department in Tehran (N= 910). The sample was selected through a single-cluster sampling method through the Cochran formula and 270 employees (employees who were at least 6 months and at most one year after passing their training courses). Data collection was carried out through library studies and field research through a researcher-made questionnaire with content validity confirmation by several researchers in education and management and reliability of the tool, with Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.77). In order to identify individual factors, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, Varimax rotation was used to determine the most appropriate factors. The results showed: self-efficacy components, expectations from performance outcomes, cognitive ability, job attitude, orientation, organizational commitment, learner readiness, personality traits, control source, positive feeling, self-awareness, demographic characteristics, reception from learning resources, openness of experience, transfer motivation, perceived usefulness and value and core purpose are individual factors affecting transfer of learning, except the resistance to change and motivation level. According to results of Friedman test, the organizational commitment with the mean of 12.76 and level of motivation (mean=4.58) had the highest and least effect on transferring of learning of staff. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Developing a Workplace Learning Framework for Chamber of Commerce based on a Grounded Theory Research
  Farhad Fathi Marjan Kian Majid Ali Asgari
  The aim of the present study was to develop a framework for workplace learning. The research paradigm was qualitative and the grounded theory research method was use. The research population consisted of all the employees and members of Chamber of Commerce. Then 18 inf More

  The aim of the present study was to develop a framework for workplace learning. The research paradigm was qualitative and the grounded theory research method was use. The research population consisted of all the employees and members of Chamber of Commerce. Then 18 informants were selected by targeted sampling method until reaching the data saturation. The research tool was an in-depth semi-structured interview. In order to analyze the data, coding and categorization were used by Atlas ti software and in three stages of noticing, collecting and thinking. In order to evaluate the data strength in the present study, three criteria of "acceptability", "reliability" and "verifiability" were used. Based on the findings, the framework of the workplace learning consisted of the environment (equality and justice, working environment, learning culture and supportive work environment), the employees (interest in work and learning, responsibility and intelligence and discipline), the management (leadership power, scientific literacy And ethical virtues), the curriculum (goal setting and purposefulness, educational content, teachers 'ability, supervision and implementation, feedback and correction) and the interaction and integration (management-staff interaction, colleagues' interaction with each other, combination of formal and experimental education, integration). Outcomes of workplace learning include organizational efficiency and effectiveness, financial benefit, cohesiveness and expertise, career advancement along with employee motivation. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Typology of Workplace Learning Cultures in Iranian Organizations
  Saeid Safaei Movahhed Mohammad Hajizad
  10.52547/istd.31456.8.30.189
  20.1001.1.24233277.1400.8.30.13.5
  This study aimed at identifying learning cultures in various workplaces through an emergent grounded theory study. To gather data, in-depth interviews were conducted on 98 employees of small to large companies to reach a vast breadth and depth of data. For purpose of in More

  This study aimed at identifying learning cultures in various workplaces through an emergent grounded theory study. To gather data, in-depth interviews were conducted on 98 employees of small to large companies to reach a vast breadth and depth of data. For purpose of inclusiveness, a maximum variation strategy was adopted for sampling to select participants purposively from manufacturing, business and service companies. The data were thematically analyzed at two levels, namely initial and secondary coding. To establish credibility, two dominant strategies were continuously used as member check and peer debriefing and external auditing. Consequently, a tripartite typology emerged to represent learning culture in various enterprises based on three criteria: management approach, peers' reaction, promotion expectancy. To sum up, in a malignant learning culture, bad working habits are learned and shared by staff, and commitment to work is gradually minimized to its lowest possible point. In a deterministic learning culture, a neutral learning climate dominates the workplace as staffs perceive no link between self-development and job promotion. Finally, in a demanding learning culture, people may clearly view the sensible link between competency development and job promotion, so they try their utmost to keep up with the latest developments in their field to avert the risk of demotion or job loss. The study suggests that if enterprises plan to achieve and keep a competitive edge, they should focus firmly on creating a demanding workplace learning culture. Manuscript profile