A Multiple Regression Analysis of Pre-training Factors in a Public Sector Firm

This paper tries to find out the influence of ‘perceived organisation training policy’, ‘need analysis’, and ‘motivation’ on the transfer of training. A survey was conducted by administering a questionnaire in the select nationalised bank. A stepwise multiple regression was used by regressing the dependant variable ‘Transfer of training’ against predictor or independent variables, ‘perceived organisation training policy’, ‘need analysis’ and ‘motivation’. Transfer of training is to use the knowledge and skill learnt, back on the job. It is also the learned behaviour generalised to the job context and maintained over a period of time in the job. Training can increase individual or organisational performance if what is learned, as a result of training is transferred to the job. The rationale behind this study was to extend the understanding of the transfer of training process by investigating the perceptions of trained employees regarding the relationship between perceived organisation training policy, training need analysis, motivation, on the transfer of training. It has been concluded that the motivation for training in the employees has a very positive effect in the transfer of training along with perceived training policy and need analysis.