scholarly journals Antecedent Factors of Self-Directed Learning in the Workplace: A Case Study in a Private Organization in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Ida Juliana Hutasuhut ◽  
Shahren Ahmad Zaidi Adruce ◽  
Hasbee Usop
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Private Organization ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Directed Learning

Self-directed learning (SDL) is becoming a prominent issue discussed in the workplace learning topic. Each of the employees needs to be aware that organizations need people who do not only believe the importance of learning but they must have initiative and capability to learn effectively. This study aims to examine the antecedent factor of the emergence of SDL in the workplace. This study using qualitative research design, particularly case study approach conducted in a prominent motorcycle-manufacturing company in Indonesia that intentionally set the organizational direction toward a learning organization. A total of thirty staff and managers were purposively selected and interviewed using a semi-structured approach. The Data gathered were analyzed using the content analysis technique. Findings indicate three factors as the antecedent to the emergence of SDL in the workplace, namely: personal factors, organizational factors, and family support. Discussion and recommendations based on research findings will be explained later.         Keywords: Self-Directed learning, Workplace learning, Organizational learning  

scholarly journals Perception and Experience of Teacher Educators about Their Motivation: A Case Study Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 480
Author(s):  
Zafarullah Sahito ◽  
Pertti Vaisanen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Sindh Province

This study was designed to explore the perception and experiences of motivation of teacher educators of the universities of Sindh province of Pakistan. The data was collected and analysed through case study approach, the qualitative research design and thematic-narrative analysis technique. The total twenty-one teacher educators revealed their stories in the form of narratives about their motivation. The findings of this article would be found suitable, authentic and reliable resource, which would be an excellent addition in to the existing literature of motivation in order to understand the phenomenon, its process and causations.

Ascertaining the effectiveness of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in tackling corruptions in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 658-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Umar ◽  
Rose Shamsiah Samsudin ◽  
Mudzamir bn Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Poor Performance ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Current State ◽  
Financial Crimes ◽  
Lack Of Commitment ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to appraise the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of their role in tackling systemic corruptions and to associate how institutional and organizational factors influence the performance of the EFCC. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered through in-depth interviews, non-participatory observations and documentary analysis. Findings The results of the integrative analysis show that the EFCC has apparently been ineffective, and further improvization of the organization is needed. Poor performance of the EFCC was associated with factors such as lack of commitment, inefficient judiciary, insufficient budgets and incompetent personnel. Practical implications This study recommends further improvements in the form of a greater political will, improved legal process and also elevated budgetary funds and recruitment of personnel to the EFCC. Originality/value The study adopted a descriptive, qualitative case study approach to describe the current state of the EFCC in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Measuring impacts of an holistic farm business management training program

2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 531 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Cameron ◽  
S. A. Chamala
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Farm Business ◽  
The Impact

A case study approach within an action research framework incorporating qualitative and quantitative domains was adopted to explore the impact on Queensland farmers of a farm business management extension programme. Three new indices were developed to quantify changes perceived by participants. The first measure, the Bennett Change Index, provided statistically significant evidence that attitudinal and behavioural changes were more frequent in participants with less formal education, but also more frequent in participants who had high urbanisation and self-directed learning index scores. The other 2 new indices, Management Constructs Change and Management Objectives Change, provided evidence of statistically significant changes in participant beliefs about, and attitudes towards, farm business management. Although highly correlated with each other, these changes were unrelated statistically to any of 6 other commonly used biographical or psychometric indices employed; including level of formal education. It is concluded that these new measures, with context-relevant modifications, have potential as aids to programme impact evaluation in a range of agricultural and wider applications. They may provide insights into personal psychological issues that complement direct behavioural measures of change.

scholarly journals Exploring the root causes of servitization challenges: an organisational boundary perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ziaee Bigdeli ◽  
Kawaljeet Kapoor ◽  
Andreas Schroeder ◽  
Omid Omidvar
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Senior Executives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Multiple Case

PurposeThis paper explains how servitization disrupts long-established internal and external boundaries of product-focused manufacturers and investigates the root causes of servitization challenges.Design/methodology/approachThe authors draw from the collective experiences of 20 senior executives from ten multinational manufacturers involved in servitization, using a multiple case study approach, and employ a codebook thematic analysis technique.FindingsThe authors develop an integrative framework based on the theoretical notions of power, competency and identity boundaries to offer insights into the root causes of various servitization-related challenges.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the extant literature discusses servitization challenges, it does not examine the underlying root causes that create them in the first place. This study contributes to the extant research by establishing rational links between organisational boundaries (internal and external) and servitization challenges in the interest of building a coherent and systematically integrated body of theory that can be successfully applied and built upon by future research.Practical implicationsThis study provides a foundation for managers to recognise, anticipate and systematically manage various boundary-related challenges triggered by servitization.Originality/valueIt is one of the first studies to employ the concept of organisational boundary to understand the challenges created by servitization and to account for both internal (between different functions of the same organisation) and external boundaries (between an organisation and its external stakeholders) to establish a holistic understanding of the impacts of servitization on manufacturers.

scholarly journals Graduate Students Academic Persistence: Academic and Social Integration Intertwined with Self-Directed Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Moi Mooi Lew ◽  
Regena F. Nelson ◽  
Yuqian Shen ◽  
Yung Kiet Ong
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Academic Persistence ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Program Coordinators ◽  
Directed Learning

This study aimed to explore influential personal factors that could affect graduate students’ academic persistence. Data were collected with an online questionnaire and one-on-one interviews. The findings indicated that graduate students had integrated into the academic environment and established a positive relationship with advisors and program coordinators. Participants have limited social interactions with classmates. This factor decreased the importance of social integration on persistence. Data indicated that participants’ self-directed learning readiness was moderately high. This study suggests that these three personal factors are intertwined in influencing graduate students’ decision to persist in the academic programs.

Case Study

2018 ◽  
pp. 95-111
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Response To Instruction ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Curriculum Framework ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Primary Years Programme

Chapter 5 presents a case study that reports on the assessment of self-directed learning (SDL) in three schools categorized with the local curriculum framework, and three nearby schools with the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Programme. Results of the investigation indicate that there is a link between curriculum and students' knowledge of, as well as their response to, instruction about SDL. The chapter ends with a discussion of the implications of curriculum emphasis on inquiry for students' SDL, and the opportunities that exist for using the assessment of SDL with local curriculum documents that aim to promote effective learning in primary schools.

Transformational Shifts of Pedagogy Through Professional Development, Essential Questions, and Self-Directed Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 160-178
Author(s):  
Ronda Cypret-Mahach
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Essential Questions ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Transformational Experiences ◽  
Star Reading

This chapter describes transformational experiences of a faculty of teachers during a yearlong action-research case-study of professional development, infused with digital technologies intended to capitalize on self-directed learning strategies, in the use of essential questions specifically designed to target critical thinking in students. Teachers who began to adopt the essence of essential questioning into their teaching practice also began to seek ways to engage in personalized self-directed learning as they looked for avenues to continue development of successful practice. The ability to self-investigate and self-delineate pedagogy was critical for most of participant teachers. The faculty of teachers involved in the action-research case-study demonstrated statistically significant growth on the Measure of Questioning Skills, indicating the experience encouraged teacher growth in questioning abilities. Research data also reflected statistically significant student growth in STAR Reading and STAR Math scores, and an increase in student's Measure of Questioning Skills.

Succession Planning in Family-Owned Business Evidence From an Emerging Economy

2022 ◽  
pp. 504-528
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Succession Planning ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Family ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Generational Succession

Family-owned businesses (FOBs) play an important role in the economy of a country through the creation of jobs. However, most FOBs lack strategies regarding succession planning in both developed and developing economies. This study explores the strategies that are used by FOBs to prepare future leaders. Drawing on qualitative research design, this study employed a multiple case study approach and selected 13 cases by employing a purposive sampling technique from the FOBs of Pakistan. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the successors of FOBs. The findings reveal that succession planning is pivotal for the development of business and the successful transition of FOB from one generation to another. Most of the respondents fully understand the importance of succession planning for the sustainability of the business. However, in some cases, socioemotional aspects of generational succession planning require strategies that concurrently focus on successor suitability, the consensus of the family, mode of transition, leadership, and challenges faced by the FOBs.

The longitudinal case study: From Schönʼs model to self-directed learning

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine Borduas ◽  
Robert Gagnon ◽  
Yves Lacoursière ◽  
Réjean Laprise
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Directed Learning
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