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The role of culture in the transfer of training
Author(s) -
Brion Corinne
Publication year - 2020
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/ijtd.12203
Subject(s) - transfer of training , premise , hofstede's cultural dimensions theory , training (meteorology) , transfer of learning , return on investment , psychology , public relations , investment (military) , checklist , sociology , social psychology , political science , economics , geography , epistemology , developmental psychology , philosophy , production (economics) , politics , meteorology , law , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics
Organizations interested in raising their performance and results spend large sums of money on training their employees, but unless the resultant learning is transferred to the work situation that investment will not yield a return. This study's initial premise is that national cultures may play a part in the transfer process. The study’s purpose is to identify national cultural factors which may influence training and learning transfer. Leadership training among school leaders in Ghana and Burkina Faso, West Africa was observed and recorded using Hofstede et al. Six Cultural Dimensions model as a framework of analysis. Some cultural factors, which may have influenced transfer, are identified and the author provides a practical checklist that training organizers can use to ensure that they account for cultural factors before, during and after training.