<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper focuses on reviewing the learning behavior of individual employees in the firm over other influencing factors in knowledge-based industries in Sri Lanka. Using a stratified random sampling technique, a sample of 143 employees from jobs in Database Administration &amp; Development, Systems &amp; Network Administration, Web Development &amp; Programming and Software Engineering was selected as respondents for the survey from 13 knowledge based industrial firms in Sri Lanka. After a descriptive analysis of the characteristics of respondents, the causal relationships among predictor and outcome variables were tested using the partial least squares regression method. The results indicated that the use of digital methods, digital tools, organizational identification and knowledge sharing are positively influenced by employee’s learning in the firm. Yet, the employee’s turnover intention has negatively influenced employee learning.</p></abstract>

This paper focuses on reviewing the learning behavior of individual employees in the firm over other influencing factors in knowledge-based industries in Sri Lanka. Using a stratified random sampling technique, a sample of 143 employees from jobs in Database Administration & Development, Systems & Network Administration, Web Development & Programming and Software Engineering was selected as respondents for the survey from 13 knowledge based industrial firms in Sri Lanka. After a descriptive analysis of the characteristics of respondents, the causal relationships among predictor and outcome variables were tested using the partial least squares regression method. The results indicated that the use of digital methods, digital tools, organizational identification and knowledge sharing are positively influenced by employee’s learning in the firm. Yet, the employee’s turnover intention has negatively influenced employee learning.

Employee’s Learning in the Organization - A Study of Knowledge Based Industries

Foundations of Management

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This paper focuses on reviewing the learning behavior of individual employees in the firm over other influencing factors in knowledge-based industries in Sri...

Employee’s Learning in the Organization - A Study of Knowledge Based Industries

Published Online: Mar 24, 2018

Page range: 13 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2018-0002

Keywords
information technology, knowledge management, organizational identification, organizational learning, knowledge-based industries, Sri Lanka

© Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Employee’s Learning in the Organization - A Study of Knowledge Based Industries

Published Online: Mar 24, 2018

Page range: 13 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2018-0002

Keywordsinformation technology, knowledge management, organizational identification, organizational learning, knowledge-based industries, Sri Lanka

© Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
information technology, knowledge management, organizational identification, organizational learning, knowledge-based industries, Sri Lanka