Aging and training and development willingness: Employee and supervisor mindsets

Aging and training and development willingness Employee and supervisor mindsets

In this study, we examined individual and situational factors that impact the relationship between age and employee training and development willingness. We proposed that the relationship between age and training and development willingness would be moderated by employees' entity self-theory an...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 226 - 247
Main Authors: Van Vianen, Annelies E. M, Dalhoeven, Betty A. G. W, Pater, Irene E. de
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01-02-2011
John Wiley & Sons
Wiley Periodicals Inc
Subjects:
Age
Altersgruppe
Avoidance
Educational activities
Educational theory
Employee management relations
Employee supervision
Employees
Job training
Learning
Leistungsmotivation
Moderation
Niederlande
Older workers
Organisationswandel
Organizational behavior
Situational factors
Sons
Studies
Subordinate personnel
Subordinates
Supervisors
Supervisory training
Training
Weiterbildung
Älterer Arbeitnehmer
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Summary:In this study, we examined individual and situational factors that impact the relationship between age and employee training and development willingness. We proposed that the relationship between age and training and development willingness would be moderated by employees' entity self-theory and perceived developmental support. Furthermore, we investigated supervisors' beliefs about the avoidance orientations of older employees and whether these beliefs would moderate the relationship between employee age and training and development willingness. The proposed moderation effects were found. Moreover, it was shown that entity self-theory beliefs, perceived developmental support, and supervisor avoidance orientation beliefs were related to the training and development willingness of older subordinates.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/WNG-3DW835BB-H
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ISSN:1099-1379
0894-3796
1099-1379
DOI:10.1002/job.685