Abstract: This study investigates the factors that significantly affect the transfer of training among government organizations in the state of Qatar. Although millions are spent annually on training, there are evidences that show that the rate and level of transferring training to workplace is low. Therefore this study came to investigate the impact of the leadership style on transfer of training, and the role of social support as a mediating factor. To achieve the objective of this study, a quantitative approach was applied on a random sample of 381 employees from 4500 employees who work for the government agencies in Qatar. The questionnaire was composed of four parts, the demographics, transfer of training into work place (8 items), transactional and transformational leadership styles (18 items based on MLQ of Bass and Avolio) and finally social support (8 items) and supervisor support (7 items).
These items have been input into the (PCA) analysis. Eight items have been input into the (PCA) analysis, where Analysis using advanced techniques by AMOS and other software was conducted. The results showed that Transactional leadership style and Transformational leadership style has low direct impact on the transfer of training, whereas the indirect effect of leadership style on the transfer of training into the work place was much higher due to the mediation of the social support.
Keywords: Qatar, Transfer of Training, Leadership, Social Support.
Title: THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT FACTOR AS A MEDIATING ON THE TRANSFER OF TRAINING AMONG GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF QATAR
Author: Muhannad F M Hayajneh, Humam Bin Mohamed, Mohammad Mahmoud Alzubi
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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