INVESTIGATION OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

In a field study, the factors that influence employees' participation in development activities are investigated. The proposed model hypothe sized that the influence of self-efficacy and work environment percept ions on development activity is mediated by learning attitudes, percep tions of development needs, and perceived benefits. Attitudinal and pe rceptional data and self-report and objective measures of development activity were collected from employees in health maintenance (N = 343) , financial services (N = 196), and public sector engineering firms (N = 496). No statistical support was found for the proposed mediated re lation. However, motivation to learn, perception of benefits, and work environment perceptions had significant unique effects on development activity.