The Effects of Learning Experience of High-school Graduates New Employees on Job Retention Intent: Focusing on the Mediated Effect of Job Satisfaction

SEOK YOUNG OH

Journal of Lifelong Learning Society

Abbr : JLLS
2014, 10(3), pp.71-90
Publisher : Institute of Distance Education
Research Area : Education

SEOK YOUNG OH ¹

¹명지대학교

ABSTRACT

This study examines the relationship among learning experience of high-school graduates new employees, their job satisfaction and job retention intent. The research participants were high-school graduates who have under 5 year work experience. The study consider the learning experience at workplace as 4 variables such as formal classroom learning(e.g. job task-related programs and vocational basic competency program), non-formal experimental learning at workplace(e.g. mentorship, OJT, and CoP), self-development learning (e.g. college education), and informal relationship-based learning. The results of the study are as follows. Only formal classroom learning has statistical direct impact on job retention intent, while self-development learning, informal relationship-based learning, and non-formal experimental learning at workplace influence through job satisfaction to job retention intent. Therefore this research concludes that companies can statistically and jointly provide formal and informal learning experience with new high-school graduates to help their work adjustment with achieving different types of career success for the sake of their purpose.
KEYWORDS

new employees, job retention, job satisfaction, workplace learning
REFERENCES (31)

[journal] 강순희 / 2013 / The Employment Determinants and Labor Market Attachment Possibility of Vocational High School Graduates / 노동정책연구 / 한국노동연구원 13(3) : 91~123

[journal] 김소영 / 2007 / Canonical Correlations Analysis between Organizational Adaptation Variables and Individual Characterisitcs, Structural, Learning Experiences at Work Variables for College Gracuate Early Careers / 한국교육 / 한국교육개발원 34(4) : 105~129

[journal] 김안국 / 2007 / School to Work Transition and Employment Status of High School Graduate Youths / 산업노동연구 / 한국산업노동학회 13(2) : 125~148

[journal] 김영순 / 2012 / An Analysis of Research Trends on Career Related Studies for the Students of Specialized High School / 고용직업능력개발연구 / 한국직업능력개발원 15(1) : 51~75 / http://dx.doi.org/

[journal] 안재영 / 2013 / The Relation Analysis between Working Life Satisfaction and On-The-Job Training Factors of Employees from the Specialized High School / 한국기술교육학회지 / 한국기술교육학회 13(1) : 93~110

[journal] 오석영 / 2011 / The Effect of learning types on skill improvement and organizational performance: comparative analysis between secondary and post-secondary graduates / 고용직업능력개발연구 / 한국직업능력개발원 14(3) : 27~52

[journal] 윤형한 / 2012 / 고졸 청년 취업 실태 분석 / The HRD Review 15(1) : 36~63

[journal] 이지혜 / 2010 / Variables Associated with Employment Barriers of Specialized Vocational High School Students / 농업교육과 인적자원개발 / 한국농·산업교육학회 42(1) : 25~47

[report] 장원섭 / 2007 / 대졸 청년층 직장 생활 적응 능력 향상연구 / 한국고용정보원

[journal] 장지현 / 2012 / The Effect of Gender and Educational Background Mediated by Developmental Network Characteristics on Developmental Functions / HRD연구 / 한국인력개발학회 14(1) : 27~46

[journal] 주휘정 / 2012 / An Analysis on Job Adjustment Barriersof New College Graduates / HRD연구 / 한국인력개발학회 14(1) : 73~93

[journal] 최동선 / 2013 / A Study on the Transition of Worker graduated from Vocational High School to Good Job / 직업교육연구 / 한국직업교육학회 32(1) : 1~21

[report] 최동선 / 2013 / 고졸 초기경력자의 직장적응 실태 분석 / 한국직업능력개발원

[journal] Baron, R, M. / 1986 / The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research : Conceptual, strategic, and statistical consideration / Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 51 : 1173~1182

[journal] Chao, G. T. / 1994 / Organizational socialization : Its content and consequences / Journal of Applied Psychology 79 : 730~743

[book] Dawis, R. V. / 1984 / A psychological theory of work adjustment / University of Minnesota Press

[journal] Fabrigar, L. R. / 1999 / Evaluating the use of exploratory factor analysis in psychological research / Psychological Methods 4(3) : 272~299

[book] Feldman, D. C. / 1988 / Managing careers in organizations / Scott, Foresman

[journal] Hu, L. / 1999 / Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis : Conventional criteria versus new alternatives / Structural Equation Modeling 6(1) : 1~55

[journal] Jones, G. R. / 1986 / Socialization tactics, self-eYcacy, and newcomers’ adjustments to organizations / Academy of Management Journal 29(2) : 262~279

[book] Kline, R. B. / 2005 / Principles and practice of structural equation modeling / Guilford Press

[book] Kolb. D. A. / 1975 / Theories of group process / John Wiley : 33~57

[book] Lave, J. / 1991 / Situated learning : Legitimate peripheral participation / Cambridge University Press

[book] Locke, E. A. / 1976 / Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology / RandMcNally : 1300~1307

[journal] Malcolm, F. / 2003 / The interrelationships between informal and formal learning / Journal of Workplace Learning 15 : 313~318

[journal] Ostroff, C. / 1992 / Organizational socialization as a learning process : The role of information acquisition / Personnel Psychology 45(4) : 849~874

[journal] Saks, A. M. / 2007 / Socialization tactics and newcomer adjustment : A meta-analytic review and test of a model / Journal of Vocational Behavior 70 : 413~446

[journal] Shrout, P. E. / 2002 / Mediation in experimental and non-experimental studies : New procedures and recommendations / Psychological Methods 7 : 422~445

[book] Spector, P. E. / 1997 / Job satisfaction: application, assessment, causes, and consequences / Sage Publications

[book] Super, D. E. / 1990 / Career choice and development / Jossey–Bass

[book] Van Maanen, J. / 1979 / Research in Organizational Behaviour, 1 / JAI Press : 209~264
KCI Citation (5)

KJC Korea
Journal Central

Statistics

Tools