Participation in Continuing Education Programs: Antecedents, Consequences, and Implications

2011 ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Feldman ◽  
Thomas W. H. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Transfer Of Learning ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
The Third ◽  
Job Behaviors

This chapter focuses on continuing education (CE) opportunities offered to working adults. First, we examine the antecedents to participation in CE programs, considering both individual differences and situational factors. Second, we examine the outcomes of continuing education, including changes in employees’ attitudes, knowledge, skills, and job behaviors. In the third section, we explore the roles that organizations play in encouraging employee participation in CE and in facilitating transfer of learning. Finally, the chapter concludes with directions for future research on continuing education and implications for management practice.

Participation in Continuing Education Programs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Feldman ◽  
Thomas W. H. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Transfer Of Learning ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Employee Participation ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
The Third

This chapter focuses on continuing education opportunities offered to working adults. In the first section, the authors examine the antecedents to participation in continuing education programs; they consider both individual differences and situational factors. In the second section, the authors examine the outcomes of continuing education, including changes in employees’ attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviors on the job. In the third section, the authors explore the roles that organizations play in encouraging employee participation in continuing education and in facilitating the transfer of learning. Finally, the chapter concludes with a discussion of directions for future research on continuing education and implications for management practice.

scholarly journals Perspectives on Continuing Education Programs for Foundation-Level Drugstore Pharmacists in Japan

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Tomoko Terajima ◽  
Kumiko Matsushita ◽  
Seiichiro Yamada ◽  
Hiroaki Suzuki ◽  
Shingo Yano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Special Populations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Lactating Women ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Wide Range

Background: Continuing education (CE) is important for developing and updating pharmacists’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes. CE programs should be developed according to social requirements but also based on personal requirements depending on the sectors the pharmacists work in. This research aims to explore perspectives on CE programs for foundation-level drugstore pharmacists in Japan. Method: Foundation-level drugstore pharmacists were asked what CE programs or training they needed to develop patient care or customer satisfaction. Results: We obtained 417 opinions (multiple answers were allowed) in 280 responses from 460 pharmacists (male: 245 and female: 215). The products and goods about which drugstore pharmacists wanted to learn covered a wide range. They wanted to learn about taping skills, tests, and products and devices related to care of the elderly. Taping skill would be quite unique for drugstore pharmacists. For special populations, they wanted knowledge and skills related to pregnancy tests and the safe use of medication by pregnant or lactating women. Conclusion: Drugstore pharmacists in Japan have different CE and continuing professional development (CPD) requirements from community pharmacists. The benefits of CE programs meeting pharmacists’ requirements should be evaluated in future research.

scholarly journals The Bi-Dimensional Rejection Taxonomy: Organizing Responses to Social Rejection along Antisocial–Prosocial and Engaged–Disengaged Dimensions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoyuki Sunami ◽  
Megan Ann Nadzan ◽  
Lisa M Jaremka
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Social Rejection ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Responses ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
And Function ◽  
Interpersonal Responses ◽  
New Framework

Interpersonal responses to social rejection vary widely in form and function. Existing theories of social rejection have exclusively focused on organizing these responses on a single antisocial–prosocial dimension. Accumulating evidence suggests a gap in this approach: variability in social responses to rejection cannot solely be explained by the antisocial–prosocial dimension alone. To fill this gap, we propose the bi-dimensional rejection taxonomy, consisting of the antisocial–prosocial x-axis and engaged-disengaged y-axis, a novel contribution to the literature. We demonstrate that both the x- and y-axes are necessary for understanding interpersonal responses to rejection and avoiding erroneous conclusions. We also show how this new framework allows researchers to generate more nuanced and accurate hypotheses about how people respond when rejected. We further demonstrate how existing research about individual differences and situational factors that predict responses to rejection can be viewed in a new light within the bi-dimensional rejection taxonomy. We conclude by suggesting how the taxonomy inspires innovative questions for future research, including understanding spontaneous responses and neurophysiological markers.

scholarly journals Moral sensitivity in business: A revised measure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Schmocker ◽  
Carmen Tanner ◽  
Johannes Katsarov ◽  
Markus Christen
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Moral Sensitivity ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
The Third ◽  
Heterogeneous Samples

AbstractIn order to manage ethical challenges in organizations and the workplace, moral sensitivity (MS)—the ability to identify and ascribe importance to moral issues when they arise in the workplace—is seen as the key prerequisite by researchers and professionals. However, despite the importance of MS, satisfactory reliable and valid measures to assess this competence are to date lacking. The present research tests the psychometric qualities of a revised MS measure for the business domain (R-MSB) that is designed to assess individual differences in moral and business-related value sensitivity. We present three different analyses with two heterogeneous samples of Swiss and German employees (total N = 1168). The first two studies provide good evidence of the measures’ factorial structure, its construct, and criteria-related validity. The third study examines how affective and empathic responses are associated with MS and business sensitivity (BS). The results support the view that empathic responsiveness enhances MS. The instrument’s theoretical and practical strengths, limitations, and avenues for future research are discussed.

On Various Ways of Skinning Symbolic Cats: Recent Research On Persuasive Message Strategies

1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (2-3-4) ◽  
pp. 123-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald R. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Persuasive Message ◽  
Message Strategies

This paper examines a number of recent communication studies deal ing with persuasive message strategies, both to identify some of the major findings to date and to underscore some of the important conceptual and procedural problems to be faced in future research. The paper centres on three major areas: (1) the development of a typology of persuasive message strategies; (2) the effects of situational factors on the choice of persuasive message strategies; and (3) the influence of individual differences in persuaders on the selection and use of persuasive message strategies.

Measuring social desirability bias: Do the full and short versions of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability scale matter?

2021 ◽  
pp. 155626462110460
Author(s):  
Houng Chien Tan ◽  
Jo Ann Ho ◽  
Risidaxshinni Kumarusamy ◽  
Murali Sambasivan
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Desirability Bias ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Ethics Research ◽  
On Line ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Given the sensitive nature of ethics research, the presence of social desirability bias (SDB) threatens the validity of research findings. As ethics studies often overlook this bias, we aimed to provide evidence that SDB varies across individual and situational factors. We thus investigated the influence of socio-demographic factors and survey modes on SDB. A total of 348 working adults were randomly chosen to participate in either an on-line or off-line survey containing eight versions of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability (MCSD) scale. The reliabilities for the eight versions ranged from 0.35 to 0.81. Statistical tests revealed that different socio-demographic factors influence different versions of the MCSD scale. The results also showed that using on-line surveys minimizes SDB. This study provides practical implications and suggestions for future research.

Quality Management in German Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Anita Mörth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
University Continuing Education ◽  
Quality Dimensions ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter provides an insight into quality management in university continuing education at German higher education institutions. First, it sets the context by explaining the position and characteristics of university continuing education within the German higher education system as well as current provisions, existing recommendations, and concepts for quality management (QM) within this area. Based on the analysis of selected university continuing education programs, the chapter then (1) outlines crucial aspects that need to be tackled in regard to QM, (2) presents a variety of concrete quality management activities that have been put into practice, and (3) describes empirically based quality dimensions specific to university continuing education. The chapter includes possible areas for future research and development.

Supplier Development at LG Electronics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyojin Kim ◽  
Daesik Hur ◽  
Tobias Schoenherr
Keyword(s):  
Management Practice ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Supply Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Supplier Development ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Competitive Capabilities ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Buyer Firm

Supplier development has been a critical supply management practice since the 1990s. In many instances, it has even become imperative for buyer firms to support and prepare their supply bases for uncertain economic and market environments, socially and environmentally conscious customers, advances in digital technologies, and increasing competition. Yet, research that approaches supplier development with the objective to advance all these dimensions in an integrated fashion is scarce. This study fills this void by exploring how a buyer firm may address these emerging challenges in its supply base. Specifically, an in-depth case study of LG Electronics explores how the firm designs and operates multidimensional supplier development activities to foster the stability and sustainability of its supply base while enhancing its core suppliers’ competitive capabilities. This chapter illustrates how supplier development can be taken to the next level, presents implications for managerial practice, and outlines promising future research avenues.

A Scoping Review of Telehealth-Assisted Case Management for Chronic Illnesses

2021 ◽  
pp. 019394592110089
Author(s):  
Jee Young Joo ◽  
Megan F. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Future Research

This scoping review aimed to examine telehealth-assisted case management for chronic illnesses and assess its overall impact on health care delivery. Guided by the PRISMA statement, this review included 36 empirical studies published between 2011 and 2020. This study identified three weaknesses and four strengths of telehealth-assisted case management. While the weaknesses were negative feelings about telehealth, challenges faced by patients in learning and using telehealth devices, and increased workload for case managers, the strengths included efficient and timely care, increased access to health care services, support for patients’ satisfaction, and cost savings. Future research can be designed and conducted for overcoming the weaknesses of telehealth-assisted case management. Additionally, the strengths identified by this review need to be translated from research into case management practice for chronic illness care. This review not only describes the value of such care strategy, but also provides implications for future nursing practice and research.

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