Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers

This paper investigates factors that influence lifelong learning experience at workplace of Thai and Malaysian companies. The informants of this study are human resource (HR) managers of Thai and Malaysian companies. The study used personal interview with Thai and Malaysian HR managers. Informants...

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Main Authors: Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee, Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/1/factors_lifelonglearning_Malaysia_Thai_HR.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/2/Lifelong_Learing_International_Conference_2012_Proceeding.pdf
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spelling iium-281022013-02-13T19:28:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/ Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi HF5549 Personnel management This paper investigates factors that influence lifelong learning experience at workplace of Thai and Malaysian companies. The informants of this study are human resource (HR) managers of Thai and Malaysian companies. The study used personal interview with Thai and Malaysian HR managers. Informants were asked to provide important factors for lifelong learning initiatives and the HR managers’roles for lifelong learning at their respective companies. The results showed key factors for lifelong learning at workplace include (a) business decisions that influenced by global and local events, (b) proper recognition and reward system, and (c) unique capability of managers to influence via managerial roles opportunities within the organizational culture’s values. However, the results of the study are not conclusive and cannot be generalized. The study proposes future studies to use case studies method and to include key business stakeholders into the focus group discussion. 2012-11-18 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/1/factors_lifelonglearning_Malaysia_Thai_HR.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/2/Lifelong_Learing_International_Conference_2012_Proceeding.pdf Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee and Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi (2012) Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers. In: Lifelong Learning International Conference 2012, 19-20 November 2012, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee
Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers
description This paper investigates factors that influence lifelong learning experience at workplace of Thai and Malaysian companies. The informants of this study are human resource (HR) managers of Thai and Malaysian companies. The study used personal interview with Thai and Malaysian HR managers. Informants were asked to provide important factors for lifelong learning initiatives and the HR managers’roles for lifelong learning at their respective companies. The results showed key factors for lifelong learning at workplace include (a) business decisions that influenced by global and local events, (b) proper recognition and reward system, and (c) unique capability of managers to influence via managerial roles opportunities within the organizational culture’s values. However, the results of the study are not conclusive and cannot be generalized. The study proposes future studies to use case studies method and to include key business stakeholders into the focus group discussion.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee
Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
author_facet Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee
Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
author_sort Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee
title Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers
title_short Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers
title_full Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers
title_fullStr Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of Thai and Malaysian human resource managers
title_sort factors influencing lifelong learning at workplace: the experience of thai and malaysian human resource managers
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/1/factors_lifelonglearning_Malaysia_Thai_HR.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28102/2/Lifelong_Learing_International_Conference_2012_Proceeding.pdf
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