Factors Related to Occupational Expertise of Employees Working in Education, Finance, and Health Care

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Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the influence of job characteristics (job demands and job control) and self-directed learning orientation and career phase on the level of occupational expertise of employees. The paper presents results from three studies conducted in education, finance and health care. The organisations the employees worked for were all located in the Netherlands. A questionnaire using scales adapted from validated instruments was used. It was hypothesized that high scores for self-directed learning orientation, job demands and job control would be associated with high levels of occupational expertise and that senior employees would demonstrate lower levels of occupational expertise. The results indicated that a self-directed learning orientation and job demands were consistently and positively related to occupational expertise.

Authors

• Isabel Raemdonck, Université Catholique de Louvain

• Mien Segers, Maastricht University

• Harm H. Tillema, Leiden University