Journal of Workplace Learning: Volume 34 Issue 3

Workplace fun and informal learning: the mediating role of motivation to learn, learning opportunities and management support

Morteza Taheri, Sharareh Motealleh, Jalil Younesi

Past research shows that workplace fun has a positive effect on informal learning, however, the role of individual and organizational mediating variables in this relation has not…

Learning from incidents: applying the 3-P model of workplace learning

Victoria L. Murphy, Allison Littlejohn, Bart Rienties

Learning from incidents (LFI) is an organisational process that high-risk industries use following an accident or near-miss to prevent similar events. Literature on the topic has…

What makes volunteer mentors tick? A case study in a preparatory online training course

Analia Cicchinelli, Viktoria Pammer-Schindler

This paper aims to understand what drives people – their motivations, autonomous learning attitudes and learning interests – to volunteer as mentors for a program that helps…

Predictors of employees’ self-reported future learning ability and disengagement at work

Debora Jeske, Sonia Lippke

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between job characteristics that foster learning (experience with and demand for continuous learning at work, skills…

Coaching to enhance learning and engagement and reduce turnover

Paul Lyons, Randall Bandura

The purpose of this paper aims at manager-as-coach applying experiential learning processes to aid an employee to learn and improve performance ultimately resulting in a more…