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González-Ortiz-de-Zárate, Aitana; Alonso García, Miguel Aurelio; Quesada-Pallarès, Carla; Berrocal Berrocal, Francisca; McLean, Gary N. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to validate two scales, the factors predicting transfer (FPT) and the effectiveness questionnaire (CdE), in the Spanish Public Administration (SPA). Design/methodology/approach: The FPT was administered at the end of the training, and the CdE four months after training. Participants had attended one of the 62…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Questionnaires, Transfer of Training
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Wong, Siew Chin; Mohd Rasdi, Roziah; Abu Samah, Bahaman; Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza – European Journal of Training and Development, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of organizational-related variables and the moderating role of career strategies on protean career among employees. Design/methodology/approach: Research data are gathered from a sample of 306 employees in 18 electrical and electronics multinational corporations (MNCs) in Malaysia.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Human Resources, Electronics, Corporations
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Ibrahim, Rosli; Boerhannoeddin, Ali; Bakare, Kazeem Kayode – European Journal of Training and Development, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of soft skill acquisition and the training methodology adopted on employee work performance. In this study, the authors study the trends of research in training and work performance in organisations that focus on the acquisition of technical or "hard skills" for employee…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Skill Development, Job Training, Foreign Countries
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Setti, Ilaria; Dordoni, Paola; Piccoli, Beatrice; Bellotto, Massimo; Argentero, Piergiorgio – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims at examining the relationship between proactive personality and training motivation among older workers (aged over 55 years) in a context characterized by the growing ageing of the global population. First, the authors hypothesized that proactive personality predicts the motivation to learn among older workers and that…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Personality Traits, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals)
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Gruicic, Dusan; Benton, Stephen – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to research about the effect of mind-body training on the development of emotional competencies of managers. Design/methodology/approach: Quasi-experimental design, i.e. before and after (test-retest). Findings: Results showed that the experimental group, after training, achieved around 15 per cent higher scores compared…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quasiexperimental Design, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Muduli, Ashutosh – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to study the relationship between high-performance work system (HPWS) and organizational performance and to examine the role of human resource development (HRD) Climate in mediating the relationship between HPWS and the organizational performance in the context of the power sector of India. Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Culture, Organizational Theories, Work Environment
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Wong, Siew Chin; Mohd Rasdi, Roziah – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of individually related variables and the moderating role of career strategies on protean career among professionals in Malaysian Electrical & Electronics (E & E) industry. Design/methodology/approach: Research data were gathered from a sample of 306 of professional employees in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Career Development, Professional Personnel
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Srivastava, Anugamini Priya; Dhar, Rajib Lochan – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: This study aims to develop the scale for perception of training comprehensiveness and attempts to examine the influence of perception of training comprehensiveness on role behaviour: teachers' efficacy as a mediator and job autonomy as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach: Through the steps for a generation, refinement, purification…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Outcome Measures, Rating Scales, Program Validation
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De Jorge-Moreno, Justo; Castillo, Leopoldo Laborda; Triguero, Maria Sanz – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the effect of participation in business and economics education programs on the student's entrepreneurial intention in terms of perceptions of the desirability and personal feasibility of starting a business. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology used to measure the student's entrepreneurial intention is…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Business Education, Program Effectiveness, Entrepreneurship