The relationship between workplace learning and job satisfaction in small to mid-sized businesses in Malaysia

Rowden, Robert W.; Ahmad, Sharifah Mumtazah Syed

doi:10.1080/13678860050128492

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“…Among the situational variables, career support at work showed the largest contribution to the explained variance in intrinsic career success. This supports the findings of Rowden (2002), Furthermore, other situational factors that might be important for a modern career, that is, opportunities for mobility, the dynamics of the present job, and moral support in the private context, proved to contribute positively to the explained variance in intrinsic career success. Employees in a managerial position experience more intrinsic career success.…”

Section: Analysessupporting

confidence: 76%

Career Competencies for Career Success

Kuijpers

Schyns

Scheerens

2006

The Career Development Quarterly

155

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This article addresses the general question as to which competencies employees need to possess in order to engage in self-management in their career development.The authors distinguished and operationalized 6 career factors and competencies of self-management in career development. A quantitative study was performed using 1,579 employees in 16 Dutch companies to investigate the relationship between career competencies and career success. The results indicate that, among others, the factors career control and networking are strongly associated with career success. The results are discussed witli respect to the focilitation organizations can provide for their employees' career acmalization.

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Section: Analysessupporting

confidence: 76%

Career Competencies for Career Success

Kuijpers

Schyns

Scheerens

2006

The Career Development Quarterly

155

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“…Training offered to employees, may help them reduce their anxiety or frustration, brought on by work demands, that they are not familiar with, and they are lacking the skills to handle effectively (Chen et al, 2004). Although there has been no direct link in the literature between training and job satisfaction, Rowden (2002) and Rowden and Conine (2005), propose that training may be used as a tool to increase job satisfaction.…”

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confidence: 99%

Role of Training in Determining the Employee Corporate Behavior with Respect to Organizational Productivity: Developing and Proposing a Conceptual Model

Nadeem¹

2010

IJBM

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In this research, I have proposed a model which focuses on the impact of effectual corporate behavior on organizational productivity. I have examined the relationship between key variables of corporate behavior i.e. employee commitment, employee motivation and job satisfaction on organizational productivity with assistance of training. Previous literature and my research reveal a positive correlation between the effective corporate behavior and productivity but with the aid of training and by controlling unobserved heterogeneity and potential endogeneity.

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“…It is believed, learning that an employee receives depends on the level of his satisfaction with job (Goh et al, 2012;Alonderiene, 2010;Chiva & Alegre, 2008). Learning within groups, which is boosted by job satisfaction, is known to facilitate organisational and individual goals (Rowden & Ahmad, 2000). A happy employee often tries to identify with his job and tries to interact and learn from the group members (Wang, 2007).…”

Section: Job Satisfaction and Group Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%