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Effects of a competence development intervention on informal learning and work engagement – a randomized controlled trial
Tekijät: Pankkonen, Otto; Moazami Goodarzi, Ali; Vuori, Jukka
Kustantaja: Emerald
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Lehti:European Journal of Training and Development
Vuosikerta: 49
Numero: 10
Aloitussivu: 67
Lopetussivu: 83
ISSN: 2046-9012
eISSN: 2046-9020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-01-2025-0011
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1108/ejtd-01-2025-0011
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/505213931
Purpose – The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term effects of a competence development intervention on mid- and late-career employees’ participation in informal learning activities and their work engagement, and how workplace contextual factors moderate these effects. Design/methodology/approach – A randomized controlled field experiment was conducted in 15 work organizations. A total of 367 participants were randomly assigned into either an intervention (n = 183) or a comparison group (n = 184). Of these, 248 responded to a six-month follow-up questionnaire. The intervention consisted of four 3-h workshops facilitated by trained trainers in the organizations. Findings – The results indicated that the intervention had a significant main effect on employees’ work engagement. Moreover, the beneficial effects of the intervention on increasing the use of informal learning depended on perceived age-equality of opportunities and supervisory support for development in the workplace. Originality/value – This field-experimental study demonstrates how a resource-building group intervention can improve employees’ work engagement and highlights the moderating role of workplace contextual factors in the long-term effects of the intervention on informal learning at work.
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This research was financed by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. Approval for the study has been received from the ethical review board of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (No. 3549404).
