Factors That Influence Transfer of Management Training in Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya

The results of the study indicated that trainees perceived that transfer of training had occurred at varying degrees. The most influential factors that were found to have influenced transfer of training were relevance and importance of the skill to the job, opportunity to use training on the job and external work environment. External work environment factors cited by participants were poor infrastructure, financial expectations after the training, unpredictable business trends, tendency to employ relatives, corruption, expectations of follow-up, distribution of risk by owning several business and bureaucracy. In addition, follow-up activities were found to influence transfer of training. Concerning the extent to which Baldwin and Ford's model of transfer was applicable to Kenyan context, the study found out that only two elements (relevance of the skill to the business and opportunity to use) of the model were found to be applicable.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kobia, Margaret K.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Johnson, Scott D.

• Business Administration, Management

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3130958

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79780