An Investigation of Situational Inhibitors to Informal Learning amongst Accountants
A case study was conducted to investigate situational inhibitors to informal learning activities amongst accountants in a public firm in Malaysia. Four situational inhibitors emerged from the data analysis. The accountants reported that lack of time, lack of proximity to colleagues' working ar...
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| author | Muhammad Syahir Abdul Wahab Ram Al-Jaffri Saad Mohammed Amir Mat Samsudin |
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A case study was conducted to investigate situational inhibitors to informal learning activities amongst accountants in a public firm in Malaysia. Four situational inhibitors emerged from the data analysis. The accountants reported that lack of time, lack of proximity to colleagues' working areas, lack of support from others and structural inhibitor as the inhibitors to the learning. The paper proceeds to outline the theoretical and practical implications as well as suggestions for future research.
Keywords: Accountant, Informal Learning, Situational Inhibitors
JEL Classification: D9
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| spelling | doaj.art-54ce67f255484013bfd951a8d6893ba22023-02-15T16:09:38ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Economics and Financial Issues2146-41382016-11-0167SAn Investigation of Situational Inhibitors to Informal Learning amongst AccountantsMuhammad Syahir Abdul WahabRam Al-Jaffri SaadMohammed Amir Mat Samsudin A case study was conducted to investigate situational inhibitors to informal learning activities amongst accountants in a public firm in Malaysia. Four situational inhibitors emerged from the data analysis. The accountants reported that lack of time, lack of proximity to colleagues' working areas, lack of support from others and structural inhibitor as the inhibitors to the learning. The paper proceeds to outline the theoretical and practical implications as well as suggestions for future research. Keywords: Accountant, Informal Learning, Situational Inhibitors JEL Classification: D9 https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/3606 |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Syahir Abdul Wahab Ram Al-Jaffri Saad Mohammed Amir Mat Samsudin An Investigation of Situational Inhibitors to Informal Learning amongst Accountants International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues |
| title | An Investigation of Situational Inhibitors to Informal Learning amongst Accountants |
| title_full | An Investigation of Situational Inhibitors to Informal Learning amongst Accountants |
| title_fullStr | An Investigation of Situational Inhibitors to Informal Learning amongst Accountants |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Investigation of Situational Inhibitors to Informal Learning amongst Accountants |
| title_short | An Investigation of Situational Inhibitors to Informal Learning amongst Accountants |
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| url | https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/3606 |
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