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A Framework of Performance-Oriented Workplace e-Learning

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This chapter explores a framework of performance-oriented learning in the workplace based on the conceptualization of workplace learning as a goal-oriented complex system of individual, social, and organizational processes driven by the goals to improve both individual and organizational performance based on relevant performance measures. The framework aims to establish workplace e-learning on measurable performance goals and aligns individual needs and organizational goals in setting the performance measures; moreover, clearly specified measurable performance goals based on individual needs and organizational goals are used to facilitate self-directed individual learning, promote and direct social interaction and networking, and guide organizational learning based on knowledge assets management for sustainable performance.

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Wang, M. (2018). A Framework of Performance-Oriented Workplace 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_9

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