Title of article :
Design and Validation of the Questionnaire for Organizational Factors Affecting the Transfer of Learning to the Workplace
Author/Authors :
khakrah, Fataneh Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah , Malekian, Faramarz Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah , Saeidipour, Bahman Payame Noor University, Tehran , Kavyani, Elham Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah
Abstract :
Purpose: The aim of this study was to design and validate the questionnaire
of organizational factors affecting the transfer of learning to the workplace in
Islamic Azad Universities of the west of Iran. Methodology: The method of
data collection was mixed of sequential exploratory design type. Qualitative data
was collected through semi-structured interview with 15 people including faculty
members and specialists of training and human resource development who were
selected through purposive sampling of theoretical and snowball sampling type.
The analysis of qualitative data was carried out through grounded theory method.
In quantitative section, researcher-made questionnaire was investigated by 11
experts and its relative content validity was calculated. In this way, the validity
of the questionnaire was verified by the specialists and its reliability was calculated
by Cronbach's alpha (0/873). Afterwards, the final version was distributed
among 309 employees from the universities. To validate the designed tool,
confirmatory factor analysis was used. SPSS and Lisrel software were used for
this purpose. Finding: In the qualitative section, 25 components were identified
which were presented in paradigmatic model template including 6 dimensions;
causal conditions, core phenomenon, context conditions, intervening conditions,
strategies and consequences. The quantitative stage results showed that fit
indices, factor loads and t-values obtained from each criterion were fit and the
main dimensions and their factors had the ability to explain the variable of
learning transfer. Conclusion: The organizational factors, especially
organizational culture, have an important place in learning transfer due to their
role as facilitator and stimulator.
Keywords :
Learning transfer to the workplace , Organizational factors , Grounded theory
