ERIC Number: EJ1232350
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 26
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Relationship between Human Resource Management Practices and Informal Workplace Learning: An Empirical Study
Khandakar, Md Shariful Alam; Pangil, Faizuniah
Journal of Workplace Learning, v31 n8 p551-576 2019
Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between human resource management (HRM) practices and informal workplace learning. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from a sample of 381 employees working as heads of the department of branches in private commercial banks of Bangladesh. Hypotheses were tested by using structural equation modelling-partial least square. Findings: Findings of the study revealed that HRM practices such as selective hiring, extensive training, performance appraisal, compensation practices, empowerment and information-sharing, significantly positively related with informal workplace learning. Originality/value: Based on the situated learning and organizational support theory, this study is empirically testing how HRM practices influence informal workplace learning.
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Correlation, Workplace Learning, Informal Education, Banking, Foreign Countries, Employee Attitudes, Personnel Selection, Performance Based Assessment, Compensation (Remuneration), Empowerment, Sharing Behavior, Information Sources, Situated Learning, Organizational Culture
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bangladesh
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