Predicting transfer of training through the unified model of task-specific motivation
Purpose This study aims to investigate the merits of the unified model of task-specific motivation (UMTM) in predicting transfer of training and to investigate (relationships between) changes in UMTM components over time. In doing so, this study takes the multidimensionality of transfer motivation i...
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Published in | The learning organization Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 834 - 856 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Bradford
Emerald Publishing Limited
30.11.2023
Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
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Summary: | Purpose
This study aims to investigate the merits of the unified model of task-specific motivation (UMTM) in predicting transfer of training and to investigate (relationships between) changes in UMTM components over time. In doing so, this study takes the multidimensionality of transfer motivation into account.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors collected data among 514 employees of the judiciary who filled in the UMTM questionnaire directly after the training and after three weeks. The data were analyzed by means of structural equation modelling.
Findings
The outcomes show that transfer motivation predicts transfer intention and transfer of training over time. Moreover, the study shows that (change in) transfer motivation is predicted by (change in) personal and contextual factors identified by the UMTM as antecedents of motivation.
Originality/value
This study describes the first longitudinal evaluation of the UMTM in the literature and shows its applicability for predicting transfer of training. It is also one of the few studies that investigate transfer motivation multidimensionally and the role it plays for transfer of training. As such, this study informs other transfer of training models about the nature of transfer motivation and how transfer of training could be predicted. |
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ISSN: | 0969-6474 1758-7905 0969-6474 |
DOI: | 10.1108/TLO-09-2022-0112 |