Relationship between human resource management practices and informal workplace learning: An empirical study

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to examine the relationship between human resource management (HRM) practices and informal workplace learning.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from a sample of 381 employees working as heads of the department of branches in private commercial banks of Bangladesh. Hypotheses were tested by using structural equation modelling-partial least square.

Findings

Findings of the study revealed that HRM practices such as selective hiring, extensive training, performance appraisal, compensation practices, empowerment and information-sharing, significantly positively related with informal workplace learning.

Originality/value

Based on the situated learning and organizational support theory, this study is empirically testing how HRM practices influence informal workplace learning.

Citation

Khandakar, M.S.A. and Pangil, F. (2019), "Relationship between human resource management practices and informal workplace learning: An empirical study", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 31 No. 8, pp. 551-576. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-04-2019-0049