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The manager’s role in enhancing the transfer of training: a Turkish case study
Author(s) -
Gumuseli Ali Ilker,
Ergin Banu
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of training and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1468-2419
pISSN - 1360-3736
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2419.00151
Subject(s) - turkish , transfer of training , productivity , psychology , process (computing) , control (management) , training (meteorology) , business , applied psychology , marketing , management , computer science , economics , philosophy , linguistics , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics , operating system , physics , meteorology
The process of the transfer of training has a great impact on job productivity, effectiveness and satisfaction. Studies focusing specifically on the role of managers in the process have, however, been limited in number. The general aim of this study is to determine the impact of managers’ reinforcement on participants’ job attitude, productivity, effectiveness and satisfaction in the process of the transfer of knowledge, skill and attitude to be acquired through a training programme into the workplace. The study involves a group of sales representatives participating in the Basic Sales Training Program for Sales Representatives and their supervisors in the Coca‐Cola Bottlers of Turkey. Using experimental and control groups, the study is based on Kirkpatrick’s four–stage evaluation model. The findings obtained are discussed and evaluated with respect to the roles of managers in the transfer of training.