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Publication on Work-Related Learning and Employability

Should organizations be concerned about investing in work-based learning for their employees? Do they increase internal employability or external employability, which makes employees attractive to competitors on the labor market? Dr. Julian Decius, Dr. Michael Knappstein (ISM Dortmund) and Dr. Katharina Klug (University of Bremen) investigated this research question. According to their publication in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (IF = 4.867), the answer is: it depends on the form of learning. Informal learning seems to promote internal employability, but self-regulated learning promotes external employability. Formal training contributes surprisingly little to employability. The results can be found here.

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Learning processes over time

This topic focuses on how (informal) learning behavior in organizations changes over days, weeks, and months. Moreover, we analyze the dynamics of work-related learning and how learning trajectories differ between employees.

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Designing work contexts

The goal of this thematic focus is to examine conducive conditions for work-related learning, employability, and organizational development, both by managers (e.g., shaping learning culture) and by employees (e.g., job crafting).

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New Work requires New Learning

This topic is dedicated to the question of how employees in dynamic work environments can be empowered to learn "what they really, really want" in a self-directed way. The "Learning Opportunities Perception Potential", which helps employees to grasp learning opportunities, is considered crucial here.