General vs. Specific-referent Instruments to Measure Training Transfer in a Transportation Organization in Canada
In this study, we analyzed transfer, as measured by different instruments, and its relation to some of the factors that have been related to transfer in a Canadian transportation organization. Transfer was measured cross-sectionally through the application of three scales to short-distance truck dri...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA) |
| Repositorio: | udiMundus. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:udimundus.udima.es:20.500.12226/1109 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12226/1109 https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/educar.1419 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Training transfer Predicting transfer Measurement instruments General vs. specific transfer Human resource development (HRD) Transferencia de formación Factores de transferencia Instrumentos de medida Referencia general vs. específica Desarrollo de recursos humanos |
| Sumario: | In this study, we analyzed transfer, as measured by different instruments, and its relation to some of the factors that have been related to transfer in a Canadian transportation organization. Transfer was measured cross-sectionally through the application of three scales to short-distance truck drivers. Transfer was perceived as higher when a general rather than a specific transfer instrument was applied, implying that the choice of instrument could influence the results. This highlights the relevance of instrument selection in the design of studies. Additionally, while correlations between satisfaction with the training, content relevance and motivation to transfer and transfer differed with different instruments, the correlation between accountability and transfer did not. Contrary to the trend of using a single measure of transfer, this study provides empirical evidence of the transfer construct as measured through different instruments. This evidence can be useful in research methods on training transfer to understand better the construct and its operationalization. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. |
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