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The effect of error orientation, motivation to learn, and social support on training transfer intentions: A moderated mediation model
Author(s) -
Lauzier Martin,
Mercier Geneviève
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
canadian journal of administrative sciences / revue canadienne des sciences de l'administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1936-4490
pISSN - 0825-0383
DOI - 10.1002/cjas.1429
Subject(s) - psychology , mediation , agency (philosophy) , transfer of training , social psychology , transfer of learning , orientation (vector space) , motivation to learn , training (meteorology) , government (linguistics) , mathematics education , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , philosophy , linguistics , physics , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , meteorology , political science , law
Abstract This study aims to assess whether trainees’ errors orientation can influence their motivation to learn and their intention to transfer training. Data were collected from 275 trainees participating in a corporate training program offered by a Canadian government agency. Results show that the concept of learning by error positively influences trainees’ levels of motivation and their intention to transfer learning. Results also confirm the mediating role of motivation between the concept of learning by error and the intention of transferring learning. Finally, results confirm the moderating role of social support on the relationship between motivation to learn and the intention to transfer learning. Practical and theoretical implications of these results are discussed. Copyright © 2017 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.