Hidden in practice: the management activities that foster employee learning

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is in providing guidance to human resource development and frontline managers in shaping employee learning at work.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper takes a viewpoint approach.

Findings

This paper builds on recent discussions on the inseparable nature of working and learning: peripheral management practice that facilitates employee learning (Cohen, 2014) to focus on the practical activities that frontline managers can do to promote and facilitate employee learning.

Originality/value

To the best of my knowledge and belief, this paper contains no material previously published or written by any other person, except where due reference is given in the text.

Citation

Cohen, J.A. (2015), "Hidden in practice: the management activities that foster employee learning", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 7-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-02-2015-0014