Donovan, Paul and Darcy, David D.
(2011)
Learning transfer: the views of
practitioners in Ireland.
International Journal of Training and Development, 15 (2).
pp. 121-139.
ISSN 1360-3736
Abstract
Considerable expenditure on human resource development
(HRD) has not necessarily resulted in a significant impact on
organizational performance, and research suggests that the
failure to transfer learning may be an important explanation.
The search for factors affecting transfer has been extensive, as
shown in Grossman and Salas’s article in this issue, but, as
they also show, more research is needed. The purpose of the
present study is to ascertain the views of HRD practitioners (in
Ireland) about the factors that they believe are relevant to the
transfer of learning in the workplace. The aim is to discover
whether practitioners have identified potential factors which
researchers have not explored or not explored sufficiently. This
group of practitioners was chosen because of the considerable
control they wield over significant tranches of organizational
resources. The method first involved engagement with 28 senior
HRD practitioners in a workshop setting to create a transfer
inventory based on their expert opinion. The initial inventory
was then responded to online by a group of 314 practitioners
indicating the relevance of the items to the question of transfer.
Factor analysis was used to achieve parsimony among items,
and 21 potential factors were identified. This study focused on
the 15 factors adjudged by practitioners to be most relevant. It
is concluded that trainer effectiveness, organizational linkage
and training event climate, all deemed relevant by practitioners,
may justify further research.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Workplace Learning; Factor Analysis; Trainers; Labor Force Development; Ireland; Foreign Countries; Human Resources; Transfer of Training; Program Effectiveness; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
11312 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2419.2011.00374.x |
| Depositing User: |
Paul Donovan
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| Date Deposited: |
16 Oct 2019 11:51 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
International Journal of Training and Development |
| Publisher: |
Blackwell Publishing |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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