Workplace identity as a mediator in the relationship between learning climate and job satisfaction during apprenticeship: Suggestions for HR practitioners

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper was to explore if and to what extent workplace identity can mediate the relationship between learning climate dimensions and job satisfaction in a group of apprentices.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were gathered thanks to a non-profit organization devoted to vocational training. Participants (N = 87) were apprentices working in different job contexts in central Italy.

Findings

Results showed that the relationship between learning climate and job satisfaction was mediated by workplace identity.

Originality/value

To the author’s knowledge, this is the first attempt to evaluate the effect of learning climate and workplace identity on job satisfaction during apprenticeship.

Citation

Cortini, M. (2016), "Workplace identity as a mediator in the relationship between learning climate and job satisfaction during apprenticeship: Suggestions for HR practitioners", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 28 No. 2, pp. 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-12-2015-0093