Regulatory focus and learning. How the pursuit of promotion and prevention-focus goals influence informal learning in the workplace

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Individuals with a promotion-focus engage in informal learning more when they are experiencing or anticipating success with their goals. Prevention-focused individuals engage in informal learning more when they are experiencing or anticipating failure with their goals. Individuals with a promotion-focus engage in experimentation and feedback-seeking but few reported engagement in self-reflection. Individuals with a prevention-focus engaged in feedback and reflection in particular as informal learning activities.

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