Motivation to transfer training: An integrative literature review

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-423

  Gegenfurtner, Andreas ^a   Veermans, Koen ^a   Festner, Dagmar ^b   Gruber, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corporate training; Integrative literature review; Motivation to transfer training; Transfer of learning; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350539517     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484309335970     Document Type: Review

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