Can do or will do? the importance of self-efficacy and instrumentality for training transfer

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-206

  Chiaburu, Dan S ^a   Lindsay, Douglas R ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation to learn; Motivation to transfer; Training instrumentality; Training self efficacy; Training transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349180646     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860801933004     Document Type: Article

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