Purpose

Online learning becomes a trendy format for workplace training, particularly during the pandemic. This study aims to examine the effects of a technology-assisted self-adaptive training camp on employees’ learning process and acquired knowledge, and the relationship between employees’ knowledge gained and organisational growth.

Design/methodology/approach

The participants were 213 pharmaceutical representatives from a global pharmaceutical business in the Asia-Pacific branch who enrolled in a 21-day professional training camp. Their knowledge gained was calculated by pre-tests and post-test scores captured from an online training system. The company’s profits gained by employees were indicated by individuals’ quarter-over-quarter growth rates. Specifically, the authors applied a series of quantitative analyses to examine the relationship between employees’ knowledge gained, learning quality and organizational growth brought by individuals.

Findings

During the online training session, employees obtained increased professional knowledge significantly. The quality of employees’ learning process was a significant predictor of their learning outcomes. In addition, a positive correlation was found between the knowledge obtained by employees and the company’s quarterly growth rates. A followed-up regression analysis indicated that the greater knowledge improvement an individual achieved, the higher quarter-to-quarter growth rate brought by the individual to the organization.

Originality/value

The study provides educational insights for organisations to effectively train employees’ professional competency through online learning. The investigation on the 21-day camp shows that employees received higher-quality training, resulting in increased revenues and greater workplace flexibility. The findings have implications for supporting the integration of educational technology into workplace training to boost the competency development of employees.

中文翻译：

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在线员工培训如何促进组织成长？将教育技术融入工作场所学习的好处

目的

在线学习成为职场培训的一种流行形式，尤其是在疫情期间。本研究旨在探讨技术辅助的自适应训练营对员工学习过程和知识获取的影响，以及员工知识获取与组织成长的关系。

设计/方法论/途径

参加者是来自某全球制药企业亚太分公司的213名医药代表，参加了为期21天的专业训练营。他们获得的知识是根据在线培训系统捕获的预测试和测试后分数来计算的。公司员工获得的利润通过个人季度环比增长率来体现。具体来说，作者应用了一系列定量分析来检验员工获得的知识、学习质量和个人带来的组织成长之间的关系。

发现

通过线上培训，员工的专业知识得到了显着增长。员工学习过程的质量是其学习成果的重要预测因素。此外，员工获得的知识与公司季度增长率之间存在正相关关系。后续的回归分析表明，个人取得的知识进步越大，个人给组织带来的季度增长率就越高。

原创性/价值

该研究为组织提供了教育见解，以通过在线学习有效地培训员工的专业能力。对21天训练营的调查显示，员工接受了更高质量的培训，带来了收入的增加和工作场所灵活性的提高。研究结果对于支持将教育技术融入工作场所培训以促进员工能力发展具有重要意义。