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Title
Transfer of training: the role of feedback in supportive networks
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Abstract
The transfer of training to the workplace often fails to occur. The authors argue that feedback generated within the work environment about the application of newly learned skills in the workplace helps to close the gap between the current performance and the desired goal of full application of what is learned during training. This study takes a social network perspective and explores the role of feedback generated within the social network in fostering motivation-to-transfer and the transfer of training. The results show that the number of people providing feedback and the helpfulness of this feedback are positively related to the motivation for and actual transfer of training. The frequency of feedback appears to be negatively related. This study underlines the importance of feedback in turning the workplace into a learning environment fostering the transfer of training. It also suggests the value of adopting a social network perspective.
Language
English
Source (journal)
International journal of training & development. - Leeds
Publication
Leeds : 2010
ISSN
1360-3736
DOI
10.1111/J.1468-2419.2010.00343.X
Volume/pages
14 :2 (2010) , p. 81-94
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 28.05.2010
Last edited 07.10.2022
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