Investigation of the factors that influence employees' participation in development activities

Abstract

In a field study, the factors that influence employees' participation in development activities are investigated. The proposed model hypothesized that the influence of self-efficacy and work environment perceptions on development activity is mediated by learning attitudes, perceptions of development needs, and perceived benefits. Attitudinal and perceptional data and self-report and objective measures of development activity were collected from employees in health maintenance ( n = 343), financial services ( n = 196), and public sector engineering firms ( n = 496). No statistical support was found for the proposed mediated relation. However, motivation to learn, perception of benefits, and work environment perceptions had significant unique effects on development activity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)