Exam 9: Transfer of Training

If an organization is concerned about whether changes in trainee behaviour and performance transfer to organizational-level outcomes, what is it they are concerned about?

What are post-training supplements and what is the purpose of them? Briefly describe two post-training supplements.

If stimulus variability enables greater generalization of new skills, what type of transfer is especially important?

Which of the following factors is NOT included in the readiness to learn/trainability formula?

a) List at least six barriers to transfer of training.?b) Identify potential strategies organizations can use to mitigate the six barriers you have identified. You may use an example.?a)

Which of the following trainee characteristics is NOT linked with training transfer?

Vertical transfer refers to transfer from the individual or trainee level upward to the managerial level.

After completing a training program many of the trainees are having trouble applying what they learned in training on the job. They have contacted the trainer for assistance. What should the trainer do to help them?

You will be leading a workshop on transfer of training geared toward improving transfer of training effectiveness. A session dealing with which of the following topics would NOT likely be a main theme for your workshop?

The Learning Transfer System Inventory is simply a tool that measures and helps organizations diagnose their transfer system.

According to the textbook, if successful transfer of training is to occur, a collaborative climate must be established among four key variables: trainees, supervisors or managers, trainers, and customers.

Which of the following is a specific factor in the Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI)?

Tony provides negotiation training for a number of local organizations. To ensure a wide application of his lessons, Tony places trainees in negotiation situations that share the same underlying principles yet the scenarios vary. What learning principle is Tony using?

Which of the following is NOT referenced by Burke and Hutchins as a best practice strategy for transfer of training?

Why are top executives at Finning Ltd. the first to attend training and help deliver the training programs to their managers and employees?

Self-management interventions target behavioural changes and have their basis in self-regulation and social cognitive theory.

The textbook offers support for the existence of a positive relationship between training transfer and opportunities to practise newly acquired skills.

What are the two specific characteristics of the post-training environment that appear to have the greatest impact on trainees' ability to apply newly learned skills?

Studies appear to indicate that the number one barrier to training transfer tends to be associated with poor training design.

After participating in a training program, workers at a local restaurant began to demonstrate greater concern for delivering a "wow" customer experience. As a result, customer satisfaction surveys undertaken by the restaurant began to show improvements in overall customer satisfaction levels, which impacted profitability. Which term describes this organizational outcome linked to training?