Human Resource: Developing Individuals, Leaders & Organisation- Report Writing Assignment

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Report Writing Assignment:

Task: You are the newly-appointed Human Resource Advisor in a medium-sized business that employs approximately 150 mostly professional staff. The CEO of your company values learning and wants to increase the quantity and quality of individual learning at and through work. However, the company does not have the financial resources to fund employee participation in formal education and training programs, but the CEO is willing to change the workplace so as to ‘invite’ more informal learning. Therefore, the CEO has asked you to conduct research and write a report on the broad topic of ‘promoting informal learning in work organisations’. The CEO is not familiar with the field of informal learning but wants your report to address at least the following key questions:

• How do individuals learn in the workplace?
• What factors enable or constrain informal workplace learning?
• What individual characteristics (e.g., personality characteristics) influence the effectiveness of informal workplace learning?
• What are the potential benefits for individuals and the organisation of enhancing informal workplace learning?
• Based on your analysis of the literature, what are your recommendations for enhancing informal learning within the ?organisation?

The CEO has a strong academic background and is a firm believer in evidence-based practice. Your report must be tailored accordingly.