Work Factors

THE INFLUENCE OF WORK ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON MOTIVATION TO TRANSFER MANAGEMENT TRAINING: CASE STUDY OF THE LIBYAN OIL INDUSTRY

Mohamad Abozed (1), Yassine Melaine (2), Karima Saci (3)

1) PhD Candidate, School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK 2) Senior lecturer, School of the Built Environment, Faculty of Technology and Environment, Liverpool John Moores University 3) Senior lecturer, School of the Built Environment, Faculty of Technology and Environment, Liverpool John Moores University

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ABSTRACT
In today 's workplace, employees need to improve their knowledge and skills continuously to be able to perform their jobs. Hence, leaders of organizations are seeking to apply the most effective training strategies to ensure maximum performance and profitability. In this context, it is vital to understand the factors that influence the transfer of training in organizational environment. The literature review on work environment and performance shows the importance of training transfer. Both researchers and practitioners have acknowledged that transfer of training will only occur when trainees have positive perception on the work environment. In Libya, despite the Libyan government attempts to develop training systems, no previous studies have investigated the relationship between work environment and training transfer in the oil industry. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of work environmental factors on motivation to transfer training through a proposed framework that relates the employees ' perceptions of work environmental factors to effectives training strategies. Thus, this research will attempt to fill the gap in the existing literature by investigating training transfer in the Libyan oil industry. Keywords: Libyan Oil Industry, Motivation to Transfer Training, Training Transfer, Work Environment.

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INTRODUCTION
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