Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Scale of Support for Training Transfer
Keywords:
e-learning; assessment; support to training transfer; scale; effectiveness of trainingAbstract
This study aimed to analyze the factor structure and psychometric properties of a Training Transfer Support Scale (STTS) and its relationship with the effectiveness of training at work. A total of 1,540 employees of a public Brazilian bank participated in this study by responding to the STTS and a measure of transfer of training after taking part in an online course. Reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and multiple regressions were conducted. A three-factor structure was found and a high level of fit for the models. Evidence of the construct validity of the measures was obtained, and the participants’ perception of support was positive related to the transfer of training to the workplace and overall performance.
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Abbad, G., & Sallorenzo, L.H. (2001). Desenvolvimento e validação de escalas de suporte à transferência de treinamento. Revista de Administração da USP , 36(2), 33-45. [ Links ]
Abbad, G., Sallorenzo, L.H., Coelho, F.A., Zerbini, T., Vasconcelos, L., & Todeschini, K. (2012). Suporte à transferência de treinamento e suporte à aprendizagem. In G. Abbad, L. Mourão, P. P. M. Meneses, T. Zerbini, J. E. Borges-Andrade, R. Vilas-Boas (Orgs.), Medidas de avaliação em treinamento, desenvolvimento e educação (pp. 127-146). Porto Alegre: Artmed. [ Links ]
Abbad, G., Zerbini, T., & Souza, D.B.L. (2010). Panorama das pesquisas em educação a distância no Brasil. Estudos de Psicologia, 15(3), 291-298. [ Links ]
Aguinis, H., & Kraiger, K. (2009). Benefits of training and development for individuals and teams, organizations, and society. Annual Review of Psychology, 60(1), 451-474. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163505 [ Links ]
Al-Eisa, A.S., Furayyan, M.A., & Alhemoud, A.M. (2009). An empirical examination of the effects of self-efficacy, supervisor support and motivation to learn on transfer intention. Management Decision, 47(8), 1221-1244. doi:10.1108/00251740910984514 [ Links ]
Alvarez, K., Salas, E., & Garofano, C.M. (2004). An integrated model of training evaluation and effectiveness. Human Resource Development Review, 3(4), 385-416. doi:10.1177/1534484304270820 [ Links ]
Baldwin, T.T., & Ford, J.K. (1988). Transfer of training: A review and directions for future research. Personnel Psychology, 41(1), 63-105. doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.1988.tb00632.x [ Links ]
Blume, B.D., Ford, J.K., Baldwin, T.T., & Huang, J.L. (2010). Transfer of training: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Management, 36(4), 1065-1105. doi:10.1177/0149206309352880 [ Links ]
Burke, L.A., & Hutchins, H.M. (2007). Training transfer: An integrative literature review. Human Resource Development Review , 6(3), 263-297. doi:10.1177/1534484307303035 [ Links ]
Byrne, B.M. (2010). Structural equation modeling with AMOS: Basic concepts, applications, and programming. New York/ London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. [ Links ]
Carvalho, R.S., & Abbad, G. (2006). Avaliação de treinamento a distância: Reação, suporte à transferência e impactos no trabalho. Revista de Administração Contemporânea, 10(1), 95-116. [ Links ]
Chiaburu, D.S. (2010). The social context of training: Coworker, supervisor, or organizational support?. Industrial and Commercial Training, 42(1), 53-56. doi: 10.1108/00197851011013724 [ Links ]
Chiaburu, D.S., van Dam, K., & Hutchins, H.M. (2010). Social support in the workplace and training transfer: A longitudinal analysis. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 18(2), 187-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00500.x [ Links ]
Chiaburu, D.S., & Tekleab, A.G. (2005). Individual and contextual influences on multiple dimensions of training effectiveness. Journal of European Industrial Training, 29(8), 604-626. doi: 10.1108/03090590510627085 [ Links ]
Dermol, V., & ÄŒater, T. (2013). The influence of training and training transfer factors on organizational learning and performance. Personnel Review, 42(3), 324-348. [ Links ]
Grossman, R., & Salas, E. (2011). The transfer of training: What really matters. International Journal of Training and Development, 15(2), 103-120. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2011.00373.x [ Links ]
Joo, Y. J., Lim, K. Y., & Park, S. Y. (2011). Investigating the structural relationships among organizational support, learning flow, learners’ satisfaction and learning transfer in corporate e-learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 42(6), 973-984. [ Links ]
Meneses, P.P.M., Zerbini, T., & Martins, L.B. (2012). Determinantes situacionais e individuais da aprendizagem em ensino a distância: Desenvolvimento de escala. Psico (PUCRS), 43(2), 208-218. [ Links ]
Nijman, D.J.M., Nijhof, W.J., Wognum, A.A.M., & Veldkamp, B.P. (2006). Exploring differential effects of supervisor support on transfer of training. Journal of European Industrial Training , 30(7), 529-549. doi: 10.1108/03090590610704394 [ Links ]
Pham, N.T.P., Segers, M.S.R., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2012). Effects of work environment on transfer of training: Empirical evidence from Master of Business Administration programs in Vietnam. International Journal of Training and Development , 17(1), 1-19. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2012.00417.x [ Links ]
Pilati, R., & Abbad, G. (2005). Análise fatorial confirmatória da escala de impacto no treinamento no trabalho. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 21(1), 43-51. [ Links ]
Pilati, R., & Borges-Andrade, J.E. (2012). Training effectiveness: Transfer strategies, perception of support and worker commitment as predictors. Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones, 28(1), 25-35. doi: 10.5093/tr2012a3 [ Links ]
Rios, J., & Wells, C. (2014). Validity evidence based on internal structure. Psicothema, 26(1), 108-116. [ Links ]
Salas, E., & Cannon-Bowers, J.A. (2001). The science of training: A decade of progress. Annual Review of Psychology , 52(1), 471-499. doi: 10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.471 [ Links ]
Salas, E., Tannenbaum, S.I., Kraiger, K., & Smith-Jentsch, K.A. (2012). The science of training and development in organizations: What matters in practice. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 13(2), 74-101. doi: 10.1177/1529100612436661 [ Links ]
Tannenbaum, S.I., & Yukl, G. (1992). Training and development in work organizations. Annual Review of Psychology , 43(1), 399-441. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ps.43.020192.002151 [ Links ]
Tracey, J.B., & Tews, M.J. (2005). Construct validity of a general training climate scale. Organizational Research Methods, 8(4), 353-74. doi: 10.1177/1094428105280055 [ Links ]
Van den Bossche, P., Segers, M., & Jansen, N. (2010). Transfer of training: The role of feedback in supportive social networks. International Journal of Training & Development, 14(2), 81-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2010.00343.x [ Links ]
Velada, R., Caetano, A., Michel, J.W., Lyons, B.D., & Kavanagh, M.J. (2007). The effects of training design, individual characteristics and work environment on transfer of training. International Journal of Training and Development , 11(4), 282-294. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2007.00286.x [ Links ]
Yarnall, J. (1998). Line managers as career developers: Rhetoric or reality?. Personnel Review , 27(5), 378-395. doi: 10.1108/00483489810230325 [ Links ]
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2019-10-24
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Barros Martins, L. ., Zerbini, T. ., & J. Medina, F. (2019). Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Scale of Support for Training Transfer. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 34. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/27918
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