The efficiency of different ways of informal learning on firm performance: A comparison between, classroom, web 2 and workplace training

Informal learning or training is today considered to be one of the most viable ways for companies to have appropriately skilled employees. Actually many companies and organizations increasingly are used social media and web 2 for collective learning through informal learning or work place training. The aim of this research is to analyses the efficiency that different mode of training impartation (classroom, web 2 and traditional workplace training) among other factors, have on firm performance. For this purpose a sample of 935 Spanish is used, selected from a total of 65,000, which participated consecutively in national training plans during three years. A multinomial logit analysis was carried out to obtain empirical evidence. The results have showed that the mayor difference in the impartation mode of training is produced among job categories. However the three modes of training impartation are associated with superior business performance. 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.