Abstract
To facilitate the integration of virtual training and development in workplace learning, this study examined technology acceptance level differences towards e-learning between genders in the South Korean workplace. This study is one of the first to examine this issue in the workplace of South Korea, and it was situated in a food service company in South Korea due to its high training needs and dispersed workplaces. Of the 172 valid datasets (112 female employees and 60 male employees) analyzed, the study found that males have a higher performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and intention to use e-learning than females in integrating e-learning. In addition, males were more strongly affected by social influences than females. The findings reaffirm the importance of considering gender differences when integrating e-learning into learning in the workplace.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 334-347 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Knowledge Management and E-Learning |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Gender
- South korea
- Technology acceptance
- Workplace
- e-learning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Management of Technology and Innovation
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Gender still matters : Employees' acceptance levels towards e-learning in the workplaces of South Korea. / Yoo, Sun Joo; Huang, Wen-Hao; Kwon, Soungyoun.
In: Knowledge Management and E-Learning, Vol. 7, No. 2, 01.06.2015, p. 334-347.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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