Management and Organizational Studies 3343A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Job Performance, Relapse Prevention

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3343A/B
• Professor: Linda Eligh

Document Summary

Transfer of training: the generalization of knowledge and skills learned in training on the job and the maintenance of acquired knowledge and skills over time. Positive: effectively apply the training on the job. Horizontal: same level of organization (hr to marketing to sale) Near: apply the training on the similar job tasks. Far: apply the training on the novel or challenging tasks. 60% -90% of what is learned in training not applied on the job. Canadian study found trainees apply: 54% immediately after, 15% after six months, 11% after one year. Post-training supplements: booster sessions, self-coaching, upward feedback. The transfer system: all factors in the person, training and organization that influence of learning to job performance. Ed holton & colleagues developed a diagnostic instrument to assess the transfer system in organizations. Consists of 16 specific and general factors found to be most important in assessing transferability of a raining program. Administered to trainees after a training program.