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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Symbols and Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Problem Statement; 1.2 Research Goal; 1.3 Outline of this Thesis; 2 Agency: An Abstract and Multifaceted Construct; 2.1 Agency in the Workplace Learning Literature; 2.1.1 Agency as a Prerequisite of Work-Related Learning; 2.1.2 Agency as Something Individuals Do; 2.1.3 Agency as an Outcome of Work-Related Learning; 2.1.4 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 2.2 Agency in Other Research Traditions; 2.2.1 Social-Cognitive Psychology; 2.2.2 Life-Course Research.
2.2.3 Organisational Behaviour Research on Proactivity2.2.4 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 2.3 Deriving a Working Definition of Agency; 2.4 pter Summary; 3 The Role of Agency in Professional Development; 3.1 On the Development of Professional Expertise; 3.1.1 Expert Performance at Work; 3.1.2 Cognitive Adaption as Foundation of Expert Performance; 3.1.3 Developing Expertise; 3.1.4 Deliberate Practice; 3.1.5 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 3.2 Means of Professional Development; 3.2.1 Learning from Experience; 3.2.2 Learning from Social Interaction; 3.2.3 Learning from Consulting Media.
3.2.4 Learning from Institutionalised Learning Activities3.2.5 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 3.3 Agentic Actions Related to Professional Development; 3.3.1 Crafting (Learning) Experiences atWork; 3.3.2 Information and Feedback Seeking; 3.3.3 Deliberate Engagement in Institutionalised Learning Activities; 3.3.4 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 3.4 Chapter Summary; 4 Research Questions, Research Model, and Research Approach; 4.1 Research Questions; 4.2 Hypotheses and Research Model; 4.3 Research Approach and Implementation.
5 Study 1: Initial Insights Into Work Agency in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing5.1 Methodology; 5.1.1 Sample; 5.1.2 Interview Procedure; 5.1.3 Analysis; 5.2 Findings; 5.2.1 Expertise in Geriatric Care Nursing; 5.2.2 Geriatric Care Nurses' Manifestations of Agency; 5.2.3 Relevant Organisational Context Factors; 5.3 Discussion; 5.3.1 Conceptualisation of Expert Performance in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing; 5.3.2 Exercising Agency at Work in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing; 5.3.3 Agentic Actions Relevant to Expertise Development in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing.
5.3.4 Organisational Context Factors That Affect Geriatric Care Nurses' Engagement in Agentic Actions5.3.5 Methodological Approach and Limitations; 5.4 Chapter Summary; 6 Study 2: Proposed Study Design, Instrument Development, and Pilot Study; 6.1 Proposed Study Design and Sampling Strategy of the Main Study; 6.2 Development of the Survey Instrument; 6.2.1Work Agency Facets; 6.2.2 Agentic Actions; 6.2.3 Organisational Context Factors; 6.2.4 Expertise Measures; 6.3 Purpose and Methodological Approach of the Pilot Study; 6.4 Findings of the Pilot Study.
2.2.3 Organisational Behaviour Research on Proactivity2.2.4 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 2.3 Deriving a Working Definition of Agency; 2.4 pter Summary; 3 The Role of Agency in Professional Development; 3.1 On the Development of Professional Expertise; 3.1.1 Expert Performance at Work; 3.1.2 Cognitive Adaption as Foundation of Expert Performance; 3.1.3 Developing Expertise; 3.1.4 Deliberate Practice; 3.1.5 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 3.2 Means of Professional Development; 3.2.1 Learning from Experience; 3.2.2 Learning from Social Interaction; 3.2.3 Learning from Consulting Media.
3.2.4 Learning from Institutionalised Learning Activities3.2.5 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 3.3 Agentic Actions Related to Professional Development; 3.3.1 Crafting (Learning) Experiences atWork; 3.3.2 Information and Feedback Seeking; 3.3.3 Deliberate Engagement in Institutionalised Learning Activities; 3.3.4 Recapitulation and Conclusion; 3.4 Chapter Summary; 4 Research Questions, Research Model, and Research Approach; 4.1 Research Questions; 4.2 Hypotheses and Research Model; 4.3 Research Approach and Implementation.
5 Study 1: Initial Insights Into Work Agency in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing5.1 Methodology; 5.1.1 Sample; 5.1.2 Interview Procedure; 5.1.3 Analysis; 5.2 Findings; 5.2.1 Expertise in Geriatric Care Nursing; 5.2.2 Geriatric Care Nurses' Manifestations of Agency; 5.2.3 Relevant Organisational Context Factors; 5.3 Discussion; 5.3.1 Conceptualisation of Expert Performance in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing; 5.3.2 Exercising Agency at Work in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing; 5.3.3 Agentic Actions Relevant to Expertise Development in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing.
5.3.4 Organisational Context Factors That Affect Geriatric Care Nurses' Engagement in Agentic Actions5.3.5 Methodological Approach and Limitations; 5.4 Chapter Summary; 6 Study 2: Proposed Study Design, Instrument Development, and Pilot Study; 6.1 Proposed Study Design and Sampling Strategy of the Main Study; 6.2 Development of the Survey Instrument; 6.2.1Work Agency Facets; 6.2.2 Agentic Actions; 6.2.3 Organisational Context Factors; 6.2.4 Expertise Measures; 6.3 Purpose and Methodological Approach of the Pilot Study; 6.4 Findings of the Pilot Study.