Title

To transfer or not to transfer? Investigating the combined effects of trainee characteristics, team leader support, and team climate

Authors

Authors

K. A. Smith-Jentsch; E. Salas;M. T. Brannick

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Appl. Psychol.

Keywords

ORGANIZATIONAL-BEHAVIOR; JOB; PERFORMANCE; DIMENSIONS; ASSERTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENT; ATTITUDES; Psychology, Applied; Management

Abstract

Eighty pilots participated in a study of variables influencing the transfer process. Posttraining performance was assessed in a flight simulation under 1 of 2 conditions. Those in the maximum performance condition were made aware of the skill to be assessed and the fact that their teammates were confederates, whereas those in the typical performance condition were not. The results indicated that (a) simulator ratings correlated with a measure of transfer to the cockpit for those in the typical condition only; (b) team leader support, manipulated in a pretask brief, moderated the disparity between maximum and typical performance; (c) team climate mediated the impact of support on performance in the typical condition; (d) those with a stronger predisposition toward the trained skill viewed their climate as more supportive; and (e) perceptions of team climate were better predictors of performance for those with a more external locus of control.

Journal Title

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volume

86

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

279

Last Page

292

WOS Identifier

WOS:000170878200010

ISSN

0021-9010

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