Knowledge Management Research (지식경영연구)
- Volume 16 Issue 3
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- Pages.129-147
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- 2015
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- 1229-9553(pISSN)
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Effects of characteristics of Informal Education on Employee's Creativity : Some evidence from Korean Post Business
조직내 비공식 교육훈련특성이 구성원의 창의성에 미치는 영향
- Received : 2015.07.10
- Accepted : 2015.09.13
- Published : 2015.09.30
Abstract
Building on previous literature of human resource management and development, this paper investigates the effect of various characteristics of informal education a firm offers on employees' individual creativity. we identify quantity, quality, and variety as three critical components of informal educational and training circumstances. Data from a multi-informant survey conducted to 442 employees in Korean postal service show that a firm's informal educational training has significant effects on its employee creativity. The results indicate that enough high quality of program, various training method have a positive relationship with his/her individual creativity although time and opportunity don't have an critical impact on employee creativity. This study highlights the importance of a firm's informal education in terms of motivation and skills, and helps to explain individual discrepancies in creativity.