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The measurement of job profile similarity for the prediction of transfer of learning: A research note
Author(s) -
Sparrow J. A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1989.tb00504.x
Subject(s) - similarity (geometry) , reciprocal , transfer of learning , psychology , human resource management , knowledge management , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , developmental psychology , philosophy , linguistics , image (mathematics)
The prediction of transfer of learning between jobs is important within organizational and national human resource management. This paper proposes a methodology for examining the implications of different measures of job similarity. The validity of families of jobs with reciprocal transfer is questioned.