A missing link in the transfer problem? Examining how trainers learn about training transfer

Human Resource Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 599-618

  Hutchins, Holly M ^a   Burke, Lisa A ^b   Berthelsen, Alice May ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information seeking; Research practice gap; Training transfer; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649492256     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20371     Document Type: Article

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