CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS: THE IMACT OF TRAINING TRANSFER AND PREDICTORS OF TRANSFER

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dc.contributor.advisorHanges, Paulen_US
dc.contributor.authorFeinberg, Emily Greeneen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-28T05:41:38Z
dc.date.available2013-06-28T05:41:38Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractIn order to better understand the many inconsistencies found in previous research on cross-cultural competence (3C) training effectiveness, this study investigated the impact of training transfer (i.e., the extent to which training concepts are applied to the job context) on cross-cultural success outcomes. Predictors of training transfer, unique to 3C training setting, were also examined. Specifically, individual characteristics, such as personality (i.e., openness to experience, tolerance for ambiguity), cultural motivation, and previous international experience, in addition to climate for transfer (home and host organizations), were discussed as important factors that will likely impact the extent to which training transfer occurs. Hypotheses were tested in a sample of Peace Corps volunteers (N=101) who were completing a cross-cultural training course in preparation for foreign assignment. Results found support for training transfer main effects, as well as cultural motivation and home organization climate for transfer as significant predictors of transfer. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/13989
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledOrganizational behavioren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCross-Cultural Competenceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEvaluationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledTrainingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledTraining evaluationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledTraining transferen_US
dc.titleCROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS: THE IMACT OF TRAINING TRANSFER AND PREDICTORS OF TRANSFERen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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