Regulatory focus and learning. How the pursuit of promotion and prevention-focus goals influence informal learning in the workplace
Development and Learning in Organizations
ISSN: 1477-7282
Article publication date: 4 January 2021
Issue publication date: 2 January 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
Individuals with a promotion-focus engage in informal learning more when they are experiencing or anticipating success with their goals. Prevention-focused individuals engage in informal learning more when they are experiencing or anticipating failure with their goals. Individuals with a promotion-focus engage in experimentation and feedback-seeking but few reported engagement in self-reflection. Individuals with a prevention-focus engaged in feedback and reflection in particular as informal learning activities.
Originality
The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
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Citation
(2023), "Regulatory focus and learning. How the pursuit of promotion and prevention-focus goals influence informal learning in the workplace", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 37 No. 1, pp. 29-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-11-2020-0220
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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