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Contextual factors influencing informal learning in a workplace setting: The case of “reinventing itself company”
Author(s) -
Ellinger Andrea D.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.1145
Subject(s) - informal learning , psychology , informal education , organizational learning , context (archaeology) , workplace learning , knowledge management , social psychology , pedagogy , work (physics) , political science , higher education , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , computer science , law , biology
Informal learning is one of the most prevalent forms of learning in the workplace. However, little is known about how such learning is best supported, encouraged, and developed within organizational settings. While organizational context is considered to be significant in facilitating or inhibiting informal learning, limited research has been conducted that explores such factors and how they influence informal learning. Therefore, a qualitative case study was conducted to explore the contextual factors that influence informal learning. Findings associated with the organizational contextual factors that positively and negatively influence informal learning are presented along with implications for practice and future research.