The Influence of Trainees' Characteristics on the Transfer of Entrepreneurship Training: Evidence from Microfinance Institutions in Tanzania

Autor/inn/en	Minja, Joyce J.; Mbura, Omari K.; Charles, Goodluck
Titel	The Influence of Trainees' Characteristics on the Transfer of Entrepreneurship Training: Evidence from Microfinance Institutions in Tanzania
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training and Development, 26 (2022) 3, S.448-471 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Minja, Joyce J.) ORCID (Mbura, Omari K.) ORCID (Charles, Goodluck)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3736
DOI	10.1111/ijtd.12266
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Entrepreneurship; Transfer of Training; Barriers; Business Administration Education; Creativity; Community Organizations; Financial Support; Age Groups; Higher Education; Educational Attainment; Andragogy; Cultural Context; Context Effect; Adult Education; Finance Occupations; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unternehmungsgeist; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Kreativität; Finanzielle Förderung; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Andragogics; Andragogik; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Finanzbuchhalter; Tansania
Abstract	While entrepreneurship training is essential for the growth and sustainability of enterprises, the literature identifies several challenges which contribute to insufficient transfer (application) of trained materials to enterprises. Yet, the extant literature on training transfer is inconclusive, with minimal focus on trainee personal characteristics and scarce visualization of transfer as a dimensional concept. The study addressed this gap by examining the influence of selected trainee demographics on dimensions of near, far and creative transfer of entrepreneurship training. Based on a survey of 418 trainees in Tanzanian community-based microfinance institutions, findings reveal that, each dimension of training transfer tested was influenced by a different set of demographic determinants. It was evident that elders were less enthusiastic about near and far application of entrepreneurship training. Males perceived slightly more training transfer in far and creative domains while those with higher education levels were more likely to apply training in all transfer dimensions. Those with exposure to entrepreneurship were more convinced of the value of applying the trained skills to near and creative domains. Consequently, the study advances Andragogy by showing the contextual nature of applicability of its principles, as well as the dependence of training transfer on contextual factors surrounding trainees. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01