The Study of the Status of Training Transfer and Prioritizing its Influencing Factors in the National Petrochemical Industry with Group Hierarchy Process Technique
Subject Areas :mohamad taghi taghavi fard 1 , hamid rahimian 2 , mortaza taheri 3 *
1 - َََAllameh Tabataba'i University
2 - Allameh Tabataba’I University
3 - Allameh Tabataba’I University
Keywords: Learning transfer Petrochemical industry AHP,
Abstract :
This article has examined the current and favorable situation of training transfer and prioritizing its influencing factors in NPC. Method of this study due to the nature is descriptive of the survey type. The population of this research is 500 people of the National Petrochemical Company employees, according to Morgan table among them 220 people were selected by random sampling. The data gathering tools consist two separate questionnaires are included learning transfer system questionnaire with 46 items and paired comparison questionnaire with16 factors. The results of the one-sample T-test showed that organizational factors with their component included positive personal results, negative personal results, supervisor sanction and supervisor feedbacks/coaching performance in the NPC are placed in unfavorable condition. But colleague support components and support supervisor / managers are in a good condition. Training factors with individual capacity for transfer are in good condition, but component of content validity, transfer design and opportunity of the use in learning is in the unfavorable condition. Individual factors, along with their components included, Learner readiness, self-performance, transfer motivation, effort-performance expectations and performance-result expectations in Petrochemical Company are in a good condition. And eventually results of the group AHP technique showed that organizational factors, training factors and individual factors, respectively, in the first, second and third priority on the learning transfer.
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