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Learning Climate Perceptions as a Determinant of Employability: An Empirical Study Among European ICT Professionals

Van der Heijde, Claudia M.; Van der Heijden, Beatrice I.J.M.; Scholarios, Dora; Bozionelos, Nikos; Mikkelsen, Aslaug; Epitropaki, Olga; Marzec, Izabela; Jędrzejowicz, Piotr; Looise, Jan C.

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Authors

Claudia M. Van der Heijde

Beatrice I.J.M. Van der Heijden

Dora Scholarios

Nikos Bozionelos

Aslaug Mikkelsen

Izabela Marzec

Piotr Jędrzejowicz

Jan C. Looise



Abstract

This study investigated the role of age in the relationship between perceptions of learning climate and self- and supervisor-rated employability among European Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals. The psychological climate for learning was operationalized by three indicators, namely the perceptions that employees have of the learning value of their job, supervisor support for learning, and the organizational support for learning. As hypothesized, a Structural Equation Model demonstrated that the relationship between age and perceptions of learning climate was negative. The model also showed a strong positive relationship between learning climate and self-reported and supervisor-rated employability. Furthermore, learning climate perceptions appeared important for employability irrespective of life or career stage. An explorative bootstrapping-based test suggested that older workers with managerial responsibilities profit less from psychological learning climate for self-reported and supervisor-rated employability than older workers at non-managerial levels. These findings have important implications for human resource practices that aim to increase lifelong employability.

Citation

Van der Heijde, C. M., Van der Heijden, B. I., Scholarios, D., Bozionelos, N., Mikkelsen, A., Epitropaki, O., …Looise, J. C. (2018). Learning Climate Perceptions as a Determinant of Employability: An Empirical Study Among European ICT Professionals. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 2471. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02471

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 21, 2018
Online Publication Date Dec 20, 2018
Publication Date Dec 20, 2018
Deposit Date Jan 3, 2019
Publicly Available Date Jan 3, 2019
Journal Frontiers in Psychology
Print ISSN 1664-1078
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Article Number 2471
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02471
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1311273

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Copyright © 2018 Van der Heijde, Van der Heijden, Scholarios, Bozionelos, Mikkelsen, Epitropaki, Marzec, Jędrzejowicz, Looise and the Indicator Study Group. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.




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