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Toward construct validation of a transfer climate instrument
Author(s) -
Holton Elwood F.,
Bates Reid A.,
Seyler Dian L.,
Carvalho Manuel B.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920080203
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , psychology , affect (linguistics) , sample (material) , survey instrument , transfer of learning , social psychology , organisation climate , transfer (computing) , measure (data warehouse) , transfer of training , cognitive psychology , applied psychology , developmental psychology , computer science , data mining , communication , chemistry , chromatography , parallel computing , programming language
Abstract Despite general acknowledgment of the difficulty in transferring learning, no validated and generally accepted instrument exists to measure factors believed to affect its transfer. Rouiller and Goldstein (1993) developed an eight‐factor structure for a transfer climate instrument but could not validate the structure because their sample size was inadequate. This study attempted to validate their hypothesized constructs using factor analysis and found a substantially different factor structure, suggesting a different direction for future transfer climate instrument research. The results suggest that trainees perceive climate according to referents in the organization rather than according to psychological cues, as Rouiller and Goldstein proposed. Consequently, a transfer climate instrument incorporating additional constructs was analyzed. The resulting nine‐factor solution suggested additional constructs and indicated that transfer climate was perceived according to organizational referents.