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To evaluate the impact of pre-training expectations discussions and post-training follow-up discussions led by managers on the workplace transfer of trained skills.

September 1, 1995Human Resource Development Quarterly

Partnerships for training transfer: Lessons from a corporate study

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RBRobert O. BrinkerhoffSouthern Utah University MMMax U. MontesinoPurdue University Fort Wayne

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Randomized trial demonstrates increased skill usage among corporate trainees receiving managerial support, highlighting the value of structured manager-trainee partnerships.

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To evaluate the impact of pre-training expectations discussions and post-training follow-up discussions led by managers on the workplace transfer of trained skills.
Randomized trial involving 91 trainees enrolled across five skill development courses in a Fortune 200 company in Michigan.
Participants within each course were randomly assigned to either receive managerial pre- and post-session intervention discussions or standard training without managerial support interventions.
Trainees who received pre- and post-training management interventions reported significantly higher training usage on the job compared to unsupported trainees.
Supported trainees reported more favorable perceptions of workplace forces facilitating skill transfer, whereas unsupported trainees perceived greater barriers mitigating against training transfer.

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Brinkerhoff et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12de4417455f99e89e5384 https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.3920060305

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Randomized trial demonstrates increased skill usage among corporate trainees receiving managerial support, highlighting the value of structured manager-trainee partnerships.

Partnerships for training transfer: Lessons from a corporate study

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Partnerships for training transfer: Lessons from a corporate study

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