Workplace learning experienced by employees in information technology-enabled work environments – a developing country experiences

Vathsala Wickramasinghe () and U. Ramanathan
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Vathsala Wickramasinghe: University of Moratuwa

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Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a study that investigated workplace learning activities and drivers that enhanced learning as experienced by employees in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted in the knowledge process outsourcing sector, where employees perform knowledge work in flatter team-based structures with IT-enabled work environments. From the 17 firms that volunteered to participate in the study, 239 technical/professional employees volunteered for the survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify the association between drivers of workplace learning and learning activities experienced by employees, and whether individual demographic characteristics and the number of employees in the firm are associated with workplace learning activities experienced by employees. Findings: The study found that organization-related, individual-related, and team-related drivers significantly influence workplace learning activities experienced by employees. In addition, employees' age, firm-specific experience, and the number of employees in the firm significantly influence the same. Originality/value: The paper presents learning activities experienced by employees in the completion of work-related job tasks at hand and drivers experienced by employees in the new normal that exists since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Professional learning; Learning sciences; workplace learning; IT-enabled work environment; Work-based learning; Learning transfer; peer learning; Self-regulated learning; Knowledge construction; Learning in practice; Experiential learning; Informal learning; Adult learning; teams (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022, 34, pp.352 - 372. ⟨10.1108/jwl-05-2021-0056⟩

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DOI: 10.1108/jwl-05-2021-0056

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