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While promoting and adopting the performance-oriented approach to workplace e-learning, there is a need to investigate the effects of organizational learning environment on employees’ motivation to use this technology-mediated learning innovation. Organizational environment or culture has been recognized as a key barrier to successful implementation of e-learning initiatives. This chapter investigates the impacts of organizational learning environment factors, including managerial support, job support, and organizational support, on employees’ motivation to use performance-oriented e-learning in the workplace.
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Wang, M. (2018). Effects of Organizational Learning Environment on Employees’ Motivation to Use Performance-Oriented e-Learning. In: E-Learning in the Workplace. Explorations in the Learning Sciences, Instructional Systems and Performance Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64532-2_14
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