Employee-Driven Learning and Innovation (EDLI) as a Phenomenon of Continuous Learning at Work

Autor/inn/en	Lemmetty, Soila; Billet, Stephen
Titel	Employee-Driven Learning and Innovation (EDLI) as a Phenomenon of Continuous Learning at Work
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 35 (2023) 9, S.162-176 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/JWL-12-2022-0175
Schlagwörter	Workplace Learning; Employees; Job Training; Innovation; Work Environment; Continuing Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitsmilieu; Weiterbildung
Abstract	Purpose: This paper aims to examine employee-driven innovation (EDI) intertwined with learning, creating a new description combining these two concepts: employee-driven learning and innovation (EDLI). This paper provides insights into the nature of EDLI based on the existing theories and perspectives. It seeks to elaborate EDLI as an ongoing process in and through work. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on Jaakkola's (2020) guidance for structuring a conceptual article. The authors first describe the theoretical starting points related to EDI and then elaborate its relationship with learning at work, with the aim of structuring the key elements involved, drawing on and interpreting existing theory and knowledge. Findings: In summary, advanced here are five premises for describing EDLI at work: (1) EDI and workplace learning are strongly intertwined phenomena; (2) learning in the EDI process occurs simultaneously at the intra-personal and inter-personal levels as a reciprocal process of adaptive and innovative learning; (3) innovations are only manifested in and are relevant to the specific cultural-historical and social context of particular enterprises; (4) the continuity of innovations and learning processes is enabled by participation; and (5) triggers from outside the workplace, behind the innovation and the specific consequences (that transcend workplace boundaries) of the innovation anchor aspects of the process outside the workplace or work practice. Originality/value: The paper advances a description and justification of EDLI. As such, it extends, connects and updates previously established theoretical models and explanations of this about EDIs. Based on the premises advanced here, the theoretical and practical contributions are discussed and the research gaps and needs for further research identified. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01