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Supervisory practices and training transfer: lessons from M alaysia
Author(s) -
Ng Kueh Hua
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1111/1744-7941.12044
Subject(s) - supervisor , transfer of training , extant taxon , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , agency (philosophy) , training and development , knowledge management , business , psychology , public sector , transfer of learning , training (meteorology) , human resource management , public relations , management , computer science , political science , sociology , economics , paleontology , social science , linguistics , philosophy , developmental psychology , physics , evolutionary biology , meteorology , law , biology
Extant training transfer literature has paid little attention to supervisory practices, especially in the context of developing countries. This study investigates the influence of supervisory practices on training transfer via motivation to learn in the M alaysian public sector context. This study is one of the first to explore the impact of supervisor assignment decisions on training transfer through the mediating effect of motivation to learn. Quantitative data was collected from 306 employees working in a large government agency. The findings have demonstrated that supervisor support, communication, and assignment decisions are valid predictors of motivation to learn, leading to training transfer. Such findings have important implications for theory development by elucidating factors within supervisory practices which are critical for motivation to learn and training transfer. Implications for human resource management include the need for practitioners to expand supervisors' role and competency in promoting motivation to learn and training transfer.