Determining the Moderating Role of Supervisor's Support, Peer's Support, Opportunity to Perform Between Perceived Training Utility and Transfer of Training

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine how perceived training utility influences
transfer of training. Also, how this relationship was affected by existence of Supervisor's
support, Peer's support and opportunity to perform in the context of banking sector
employees. Sample for this study (n = 215) was drawn from employees working in
banking sector of Pakistan through purposive non probability sampling technique. SPSS
software was used to extract the information from the collected data. The results of
regression analysis indicated that perceived training utility is positively related to
training transfer. The results also suggested that Supervisor's support, Peer's support and
opportunity to perform moderate the relationship between perceived training utility and
transfer of training. These results highlighted the importance of perceived training utility
for effective transfer of training and suggest that transfer of training can be improved
through increase in Supervisor's support and Peer's support and opportunity to
perform.