How do organizational and task factors influence informal learning in the workplace?

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-226

  Jeon, Ki Seok ^a   Kim, Kyung Nyun ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Informal learning; Learning by doing; Peer interaction; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019469007     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678868.2011.647463     Document Type: Article

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