... Workplace learning Peer mentoring Informal learning Observation Nurses Organizational culture Physical structures Oral handover Nurse leader role Hospitals Norway Health professionals work in knowledge organizations where human capital is the most important asset of the organization...

... from 29 pre‐schools in Norway. A total of 284 responses were returned, a response rate of 65.3 per cent. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to assess the validity and reliability of measurement scales. Research questions were formulated. Stepwise regression analysis was recommended to assess...

..., influence the development of competence. Third, the things that are being learned have to be integrated in individuals and the community of practice to actually become learnt. Our study was carried out at one of the largest fire departments in Norway, covering 265,000 inhabitants in their field...

... of newcomers having access to, and being able to learn from established colleagues through participation and practice in work activities. Originality/value There are no previous studies of organizational socialization tactics in Norway, and only limited research combining these tactics with organizational...

... uncertainty in resolving work‐related issues. Design/methodology/approach This case study is part of a four‐year project about workplace learning, in a bank with more than 700 employees located in more than 50 departments of various sizes in Norway. Findings The research shows that time regularly set...

... one large IT firm in Norway. Further research is needed to support the finding that it is beneficial to remain in either the contextual or the universal‐stock orientation to competence development when using the same assessments for individual‐operational and organisational‐strategic purposes...