Factors influencing transfer of training among academics in Public Universities in Malaysia
Universities have increasingly begun to emphasise the importance of leadership development program for academic leaders as they are the key players of the institutions. However, training programs are often not properly evaluated to determine return of investment. Transfer of training needs to be eva...
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| author | Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah Ismail, Ismi Arif Asimiran, Soaib Alias, Siti Noormi |
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| description | Universities have increasingly begun to emphasise the importance of leadership development program for academic leaders as they are the key players of the institutions. However, training programs are often not properly evaluated to determine return of investment. Transfer of training needs to be evaluated in order to justify the return of investment spent by stakeholders. Therefore, this paper aims to determine the influence of trainee characteristic (learner readiness and motivation to transfer), training design (perceived content validity and transfer design) and work environment factors (peer support and supervisor support) on transfer of training involving 120 academics who are currently working at two public universities in Malaysia. This paper adopts the Baldwin and Ford’s (1988) transfer process model to investigate the relationships between the predictors and transfer of training. The respondents of this study participated in a one-day leadership development program, one and a half months prior to the data collection process. The findings of this study indicates that learner readiness, perceived content validity and peer support significantly influence transfer of training among the academics. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-972892022-09-12T08:18:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97289/ Factors influencing transfer of training among academics in Public Universities in Malaysia Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah Ismail, Ismi Arif Asimiran, Soaib Alias, Siti Noormi Universities have increasingly begun to emphasise the importance of leadership development program for academic leaders as they are the key players of the institutions. However, training programs are often not properly evaluated to determine return of investment. Transfer of training needs to be evaluated in order to justify the return of investment spent by stakeholders. Therefore, this paper aims to determine the influence of trainee characteristic (learner readiness and motivation to transfer), training design (perceived content validity and transfer design) and work environment factors (peer support and supervisor support) on transfer of training involving 120 academics who are currently working at two public universities in Malaysia. This paper adopts the Baldwin and Ford’s (1988) transfer process model to investigate the relationships between the predictors and transfer of training. The respondents of this study participated in a one-day leadership development program, one and a half months prior to the data collection process. The findings of this study indicates that learner readiness, perceived content validity and peer support significantly influence transfer of training among the academics. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97289/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Asimiran, Soaib and Alias, Siti Noormi (2021) Factors influencing transfer of training among academics in Public Universities in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 10 (2). 184 - 200. ISSN 2226-6348 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARPED/article/view/9686/Factors-Influencing-Transfer-of-Training-among-Academics-in-Public-Universities-in-Malaysia 10.6007/IJARPED/v10-i2/9686 |
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| title | Factors influencing transfer of training among academics in Public Universities in Malaysia |
| title_full | Factors influencing transfer of training among academics in Public Universities in Malaysia |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing transfer of training among academics in Public Universities in Malaysia |
| title_short | Factors influencing transfer of training among academics in Public Universities in Malaysia |
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