Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
12-2014
Abstract
Public sector organisations which invest in trainingprogrammes care about their employees’ successful application of learntknowledge and skills in the workplace. The present study finds that leadersupport positively influences public sector employees’ training motivation,specifically the motivation to transfer learnt knowledge and skills to theirjobs. However, this positive relationship is moderated by employees’ priorknowledge of training content. When employees have high levels of priorknowledge of training content, leader support is not a significant influence ontheir motivation to transfer learnt knowledge and skills to their jobs. Thesefindings are derived from a survey of 335 South Korean government officials whorecently participated in a training programme that focused on performancemanagement systems. The findings suggest that leaders need to take a contingentapproach when expressing support for training programmes.
Keywords
training motivation, motivation to transfer, contingent leadership, prior knowledge, employee training, South Korea
Discipline
Asian Studies | Developmental Psychology
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Volume
36
Issue
4
First Page
301
Last Page
312
ISSN
2327-6665
Identifier
10.1080/23276665.2014.999398
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Citation
KIM, Yong Hyun; ONG, Madeline; and CHUNG, Jang Hoon.
Enhancing training motivation in the public sector in South Korea: The value of a contingency approach. (2014). Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. 36, (4), 301-312.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5098
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Authors
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2014.999398