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The impact of demographic and situational factors on training transfer in a health care setting

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  • Cowman Mary C.

    (Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland)

  • McCarthy Alma M.

    (J.E Cairnes School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)

Abstract

Training transfer is the extent to which human resource development (HRD) interventions result in a change in trainee workplace behaviour post-training. Training transfer is an important dimension of training effectiveness. However, studies on training transfer are not extensive and some of the findings are inconclusive. Drawing on a study of 124 trainees across 102 similar organisations within the Irish health care system, the current study investigates the effect of demographic variables (age, educational background, position), situational variables (time since training, tenure, recruitment to the training programme, preparation for training) and organisational size on training transfer. Regression analyses report that current position significantly impacts training transfer in terms of direction, while method of recruitment to the training programme, age and employment tenure were all significant predictors of training transfer complexity. The findings report that age is not a barrier to training transfer. These results have important implications for HRD practitioners with regard to the profile of the workforce in this setting, the training and development function and trainee recruitment.

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  • Cowman Mary C. & McCarthy Alma M., 2016. "The impact of demographic and situational factors on training transfer in a health care setting," The Irish Journal of Management, Sciendo, vol. 35(2), pages 129-142.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:irjman:v:35:y:2016:i:2:p:129-142:n:1002
    DOI: 10.1515/ijm-2016-0009
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