Elmadağ, A. BanuOkan, MehmetKurtuldu, Ece2023-01-192023-01-192023Improving self-regulated learning competencies of service employees: roles of regulatory appraisals and supportive resources | Emerald Insight. (2022). Journal of Organizational Change Management, ‌https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-04-2022-0122https://hdl.handle.net/11494/4558Purpose – In the era of technological advancements such as artificial intelligence and robotics, the working environment of service employees is changing, and the need to self-regulate their learning efforts has reached a pinnacle. The purpose of this study is to investigate how supportive resources (organizational investments in social capital, supervisor support and favorable customer feedback) facilitate service employees’ self-regulated learning competencies (SRLCs) and how individual factors (self-efficacy and goal orientation) regulate service employee performance outcomes (commitment to service quality and job performance). Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the social cognitive theory and social capital perspectives, a quantitative survey was implemented with 516 service employees of a corporation operating in Turkey in various service sectors (i.e. retailing, health and technology). The data are analyzed through a covariance-based structural equation model. Findings – Results showed that organizational, supervisory and customer-level supportive resources improved SRLCs and subsequently performance outcomes. Service employees’ goal orientation and selfefficacy attenuate the relationship between supportive resources and SRLCs. Originality/value – This paper enhances the current literature by investigating SRLCs of frontline service employees who need more dynamic and adaptive self-managed self-regulated learning rather than passive training activities. Moreover, the unexpected negative effect of regulatory mechanisms (goal orientation and self-efficacy) on the relationship between supportive resources and SRLCs opens new avenues for managers.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessService employeesSelf-regulated learningSocial capitalSupervisory supportSelf-efficacyCustomer feedbackCommitment to service qualityArticle10.1108/JOCM-04-2022-0122Q4