European Journal of Training and Development: Volume 44 Issue 4/5

Connecting theory and practice: reviewing six learning theories to inform online instruction

Earl Brieger, Vishal Arghode, Gary McLean

The purpose of this paper is to analyze six learning theories, beyond those presented in an earlier article by the authors, and discuss their relevance and application in online…

Mindfulness training in the workplace: exploring its scope and outcomes

Karen R. Johnson, Sunyoung Park, Sanghamitra Chaudhuri

As the concept of mindfulness gains popularity in the workplace, there is a need to understand the extent to which mindfulness-related practices are integrated into training and…

Analysis of national human resource development (NHRD) policies of 2016 in South Korea with implications

Kyungran Roh, Hyunok Ryu, Gary N. McLean

The purpose of this study is to explore ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of national human resource development (NHRD) policies led by South Korean central…

Mentee characteristics in inter-organizational mentoring for managers: a hybrid Delphi survey

Nuria Gisbert-Trejo, Eneka Albizu, Jon Landeta, Pilar Fernández-Ferrín

Inter-organizational mentoring (IOM) is a human resource development tool that is used when the mentor and mentee belong to different organizations. As mentees are the focus of…

Beyond supervisors’ support: influencing (international) technical training transfer

Svenja Richter, Simone Kauffeld

This paper aims to provide an understanding of influencing motivation and volition in the transfer of learning within the context of technical training in different countries by…

The multi-level effects of developmental opportunities, pay equity, and paternalistic leadership on organizational commitment

Dae Seok Chai, Shinhee Jeong, Baek-Kyoo Joo

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of developmental opportunities and perceived pay equity-and paternalistic leadership on affective organizational commitment and…

Regulatory focus and learning: How the pursuit of promotion and prevention-focus goals influence informal learning in the workplace

Jessica E. Federman

The purpose of this study is to understand how regulatory focus influences informal learning behaviors. A growing body of research indicates that regulatory focus has significant…

Training Ukrainian military in job creation and job taking

Lars Kolvereid, Olga Iermolenko

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of courses offered to Ukrainian military personnel and their families to facilitate transfer to the civilian society, and…

Career adaptability of South Korean engineering students: Personal and contextual influencing factors

Sunyoung Park, Su Yeong Park

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of mastery goal orientation, support for career development, career decision-making self-efficacy and engineering interest in…

Learning how to lead from King David?: On the gap between declared and real content in training

Batia Ben-Hador, Udi Lebel, Uzi Ben-Shalom

The initial purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of intra-organizational training for developing leadership skills and the techniques used to assimilate…

The interaction of situational factors on individual factors and self-development

Muhammad Qamar Zia, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Adnan Bashir, Aamir Feroz Shamsi

Organizations are facing pressure to reduce costs of training and enhancing the role of self-development that is self-driven and contextual in nature as a means to supplement…

Training evaluation: a configurational analysis of success and failure of trainers and trainees

Gonçalo Bernardino, Carla Curado

This study aims to investigate the formative evaluations of the training programmes of a Portuguese national railway public company for an entire calendar year. The aim is to…