European Journal of Training and Development: Volume 47 Issue 10

How the validation of prior learning can be used to assess entrepreneurial human capital investments and outcomes

Florian Fahrenbach

This paper aims to depart from the premise that human capital investments and human capital outcomes are often tacit – an aspect, which is often neglected in the current…

The moderating effect of coworkers’ training participation on the influence of peer support in the transfer process

Janos Salamon, Brian D. Blume, Gábor Orosz, Tamás Nagy

The impact of the number of coworkers participating in training on transfer outcomes has largely been overlooked. This paper aims to examine whether the number of coworkers…

Co-created employer brands: the interplay of strategy and identity

Anna Näppä

The study aims to explore strategic employer brand management by combining experiences of multiple organizations. In particular, the purpose is to identify what strategic…

Multilevel and multisite leadership development from a leadership-as-practice perspective: an integrative literature review

Salla Lehtonen, Hannele Seeck

This paper reviews what has been written on leadership development from the leadership-as-practice (L-A-P) perspective, which views leadership as emerging in everyday activities…

Skills mismatch and change confidence: the impact of training on change recipients’ self-efficacy

Filippo Ferrari

Drawing on Bandura’s social learning theory (SLT), the purpose of this paper is to investigate, analytically, the impact that after-training skills level (i.e. perceived skill…

Exploring employee well-being during the COVID-19 remote work: evidence from South Africa

Fatima Mahomed, Pius Oba, Michael Sony

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated a shift to remote working for previously office-based employees in South Africa, impacting employee outcomes such as well-being. The…

Training design in mediating the relationship of participants’ motivation, work environment, and transfer of learning

Fredrick Muyia Nafukho, Beverly J. Irby, Roya Pashmforoosh, Rafael Lara-Alecio, Fuhui Tong, Mary E. Lockhart, Walid El Mansour, Shifang Tang, Matthew Etchells, Zhuoying Wang

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship among training design, trainee motivation and work environment on the transfer of learning for teachers enrolled in a…

Learning in the workplace: evidence on the role of behavioural job crafting on fostering self-perceived employability

Riccardo Sartori, Francesco Tommasi, Andrea Ceschi, Stefano Noventa, Mattia Zene

Given the instability and volatility of the labour market and the global talent scarcity, placing more attention on job employability is fundamental. In this context, the…

Manifestations of leadership identity development among multicultural higher education students

Bhavani Ramamoorthi, Aini-Kristiina Jäppinen, Matti Taajamo

This study aims to examine how leadership identity manifests at the individual and collective levels within a relational training context among a group of multicultural higher…

Automation, artificial intelligence and future skills needs: an Irish perspective

Raimunda Bukartaite, Daire Hooper

This study explores insights from key stakeholders into the skills they believe will be necessary for the future of work as we become more reliant on artificial intelligence (AI…