Increasing productivity with social learning

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to examine e‐mentoring's impact on productivity and introduce readers to social learning.

Design/methodology/approach

Researchers used a ten‐question survey to determine e‐mentoring's impact on personal productivity/effectiveness and organizational success, as well as to identify specific areas of impact.

Findings

A total of 88 percent said mentoring contributed to their increased productivity. A total of 31 percent said their productivity/effectiveness improved by 30 percent or more. The top three ways of mentoring contributed to increased productivity: expanding my network, interpersonal effectiveness, and confidence in role.

Research limitations/implications

Further research on social learning would be valuable.

Practical implications

Supporting social learning will help capture and formalize informal learning and will impact productivity.

Originality/value

All content is new. Readers will access latest research and trends in e‐mentoring.

Citation

Emelo, R. (2010), "Increasing productivity with social learning", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 42 No. 4, pp. 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197851011048564