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Topic: the informal learning in the workplaceResearch Questions:（Please make sure that you describe this paper in relation to your research question. Which is NOT about productivity effects.)Q:How does an organization’s learning culture relate to the degree of informal learning engagement among employees?Q: How does an employee’s age relate to the degree of his/her informal learning engagement?Q:Do employees’ tenure influence the degree of their informal learning engagement?OutlineOne-pagerHow does the paper relate to the nine topics of the course (topics are in the file)IntroductionResearch question (and sub questions)Positioning in the literatureRelation to societal developmentsRelevance for policyRelated LiteratureTheoretical frameworkEmpirical papersDescription 3-5 core papersDescribe and explain core findings of these papers separately and with means of a table with output or figure (must have table or figure)Integrate findings over these core papersDiscussion and ConclusionAnswering research question (and sub questions)provide implication for policyRequirementspaper should not exceed 15 pages, excluding front page, the one-pager and the reference list. The entire paper is written in Times New Roman, font size 12, line spacing 1.5, 2.5 cm margins, and includes page numbers.” As indicated in the Q&A session, things that we do not mention explicitly (such figures, tables, table of content) in the text above are part of the 15 page

s.Plagiarism: Always explicitly reference to the papers you take the information from, unless this is your own further development of ideas or further interpretation of findings reported by authors. For quotes, always use “xyz”, and reference to the paper + page number where the quote is to be found.References: need to follow a citation after every two or three sentences, the references shall use APA styleRelated references:Paper on New Ways of Working and informal learning: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PR-10-2019-0549/full/html?skipTracking=true&utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Personnel_Review_TrendMD_0&WT.mc_id=Emerald_TrendMD_0Paper on age and informal learning: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-9914.2008.00439.x?casa_token=B6hpbCrOWd0AAAAA%3ALEvy37zi3imh150e4UyHKl7HtO4YWKLkdoFVFNxNXqkNqtb5mxR1wWdLEX_b_LlrCDZTrma9CN5RgwPaper on age and informal learning: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-9914.2008.00439.x?casa_token=B6hpbCrOWd0AAAAA%3ALEvy37zi3imh150e4UyHKl7HtO4YWKLkdoFVFNxNXqkNqtb5mxR1wWdLEX_b_LlrCDZTrma9CN5RgwPaper on Tenure and informal learning: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268116300154?casa_token=M8kRY5uNOGUAAAAA:_ZuRVgO5AEkaR7Y-mZgAbxuH4xNLcxQDzE_ATVD2xx19mTZ3V1UEnnqo_MlR388YXva3w-eu [ECONOMIC PAPER]Paper on learning organisation and informal learning: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/13665620810871097/full/html