European Journal of Training and Development: Volume 44 Issue 2/3

Employee engagement antecedents and consequences in Vietnamese businesses

Huyen Thi Minh Van, Fredrick Muyia Nafukho

The purpose of this paper is to explore the antecedents and consequences of employee engagement (EE) in global research and Vietnamese business context.

The effect of organizational culture and HR practices on female managers’ commitment and job satisfaction

Sunyoung Park, Min Young Doo

The purpose of this study is to investigate the structural relationships among organizational culture, human resources (HR) practices and female managers’ organizational…

Does leader-member similarity in prosocial personality affect informal learning transfer?

Doo Hun Lim, Seung Won Yoon, Jeeyon Paek, Yuri Choi

This study aims to examine a structural relationship among agreeableness, similarity in agreeableness, positive affect and transfer of informal learning. Also, it investigates the…

Learning culture in a Chinese SME: the unique role of work-family enrichment

Lei Xie, Khalil M. Dirani, Michael Beyerlein, Shaoping Qiu

Learning and development are critical to a business’s success. This paper aims to focus on organizational factors at multiple organizational levels that facilitate learning…

“Everybody needs everyone”: a case study of workplace learning after a downsize

Sarah M. Miller, JungHwan Kim, Doo Hun Lim

This study aims to explore how employees’ emotions after downsizing impact their learning that they partook in after the downsizing event.

Role of social and organizational support in the adjustment of Tunisian self-initiated expatriates

Hajer Khedher, Muhammad Ali Asadullah

This paper aims to explore the lived experiences of Tunisian self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) for social and organizational support that they experienced during their…

The impact of employee perceptions of training on organizational commitment and turnover intention: An empirical study of nurses in Jordanian hospitals

Adnan M. Rawashdeh, Saleh Abdalhameed Tamimi

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of employee perception of training on organizational commitment, and consequently, the impact of organizational commitment…

Valuing prior learning: Designing an ICT artifact to assess professional competences through text mining

Florian Fahrenbach, Kate Revoredo, Flavia Maria Santoro

This paper aims to introduce an information and communication technology (ICT) artifact that uses text mining to support the innovative and standardized assessment of professional…

A process account of the relationship between informal learning and expressions of anger and anxiety

Jessica E. Federman

This paper aims to explore how negative emotions lead to differential relationships with informal learning. Informal learning is posited to serve as a coping mechanism and…

Speaking right: HRDs role in mediating good boardroom conversations

Nick Beech, Jeff Gold, Susan Beech, Tricia Auty

This paper aims to explore the impact discourse has on decision making practices within the boardroom and considers how personal proficiency in micro-language use can enhance an…

Towards a responsible talent management model

Alex Anlesinya, Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah

This study aims to critically examine talent management practices and strategies from ethical and responsible management perspectives.

Firm size and workplace learning processes: a study of the restaurant sector

Daniel Bishop

The purpose of this paper asks how workplace learning environments change as firm size increases, and how employees respond to this. In doing so, it looks beyond an exclusive…