A Mixed Methods Examination of the Influence of Dimensions of Support on Training Transfer

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 292-310

  Schindler, Laura A ^a   Burkholder, Gary J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bootstrapping; supervisor support; training transfer; transfer motivation; transfer of training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973855831     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689814557132     Document Type: Article

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