Friday 24 July 08:15
- 09:45
Hall: 02 - Teatrino
Chair and Presenter:
Lo Presti Alessandro
Co-Chair:
Fasbender Ulrike
Division: Division 1: Work and Organizational Psychology
Workplace learning and knowledge sharing are crucial to organizational success as they enable the acquisition and transfer of critical skills, experiences, and insights, fostering innovation, collaboration, and productivity. As organizations grapple with rapid technological advancements, globalization, and the rise of remote work, the ability to effectively acquire, share, and apply knowledge has become even more crucial.
Despite its importance, there are still gaps in our understanding of knowledge sharing and workplace learning. What organizational factors more significantly promote or hinder knowledge sharing and workplace learning? How does knowledge sharing impact individual and organizational outcomes? How can we leverage technology and other resources to facilitate workplace learning in diverse work environments? This symposium brings together five cutting-edge presentations that address these critical questions, offering fresh perspectives and insights into the dynamics of knowledge sharing and workplace learning.
Grosemans and Vangrieken investigate, through a four-wave longitudinal study with Belgian employees, the relationship between informal learning and well-being at work by proposing a reinforcing feedback loop.
Decius and colleagues focus, using a mixed-methods approach with apprentices and dual students in Germany, on informal learning among apprentices by examining how opportunities and support influence their knowledge acquisition through self-based and social-based learning.
Mamcarz and colleagues investigate, through a three-wave longitudinal study on Polish civil servants, the mediating roles of professional self-efficacy, fitness to learn, and workplace loneliness between workplace temporal comparison and knowledge sharing.
Van Ruysseveldt explores, through a longitudinal study on Dutch workers, how organizational change impacts workplace learning, particularly through knowledge sharing and feedback-seeking behaviors.
Finally, Lo Presti and colleagues examine, using a three-wave longitudinal study with Italian employees, the role of organizational factors such as inclusion practices, employability culture, and intergenerational climate in promoting knowledge sharing and resource-based employability.
