Informal learning, work engagement and their effects on work-family enrichment

Mansi Rastogi and Osman M. Karatepe

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2021, vol. 71, issue 7, 2820-2840

Abstract: Purpose - Drawing from work-family enrichment (WFE) model and path-goal theory of motivation, this paper proposes and tests work engagement (WE) as a mediator between informal learning and WFE. Design/methodology/approach - Questionnaires measuring informal learning, WE and WFE were filled out by 290 hotel employees in India. The abovementioned linkages were tested via structural equation modeling. Findings - The findings suggest that hotel employees' informal learning fosters their WE and WFE. The findings also reveal that WE partly mediates the impact of informal learning on WFE. Originality/value - Most of employees' learning efforts in the workplace emerge from informal learning. However, there is still limited information whether employees' informal learning activates their WE, which is a timely and significant topic. Importantly, there is a paucity of evidence appertaining to the effect of informal learning on WFE, which is underrepresented in the current literature. Evidence about the mechanism linking informal learning to WFE is also sparse.

Keywords: Hotel employees; India; Informal learning; Work engagement; Work-family enrichment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-03-2020-0087

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