...Cataldo Giuliano Gemmano; Amelia Manuti Purpose The growing emphasis on sustainable career ecosystems highlights the need for lifelong learning strategies that enhance individuals’ ability to deal with dynamic labor markets. In this context, informal learning emerges as a driver for fostering...

...Vanessa H.C. Jim; Jessie M.L. Chow; Donald F.B. Ward Purpose This research paper aims to explore how secondary school-aged business owners utilise social media to engage in informal learning. The authors make use of the concept of a self-directed experiential learning cycle to empirically explore...

...Jalleh Sharafizad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate women small business owners’ informal learning behaviour. There is limited qualitative research that examines women small business owners’ learning process and this study aims to address this gap. The study was driven...

... the ways in which managers have developed capabilities for their roles thus far and their preferred approaches for future development with particular consideration given to a comparison of formal and informal learning. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on a case study conducted within...

.... Informal learning differs from formal learning, in that the purpose of learning is placed in learners hands. The learner determines “what will be learned, where it will be learned and with whom it will be learned” (Harrison, 2003, p. 32). In this way, informal learning is about deliberately pursuing...

...John Cunningham; Emilie Hillier Purpose The purpose of this study is to define characteristics and processes that enhance informal learning in a public sector workplace. Design/methodology/approach Based on interviews and questionnaires, the authors solicited examples of informal learning...