A review of literature on training transfer motivation and psychological capital

As training and development, along with continuous learning has become an important aspect of work, the effectiveness of the transfer of knowledge, skills and behaviours to the workplace have been called into question. A meta-analysis of training transfer has called to move beyond contextual constraints to evaluate the psychological traits and states that impact training transfer motivation. The recent field of positive organisational behaviour, specifically the positive higher order state, Psychological Capital, is reviewed in relation to its potential to meet calls to evaluate psychological traits and states in relation to training transfer motivation. Research questions are posed for future research incorporating pre-training motivation and trainee’s positive psychological states, through Psychological Capital.