Presented By
Louise Mulligan
School of Business
Bond University

Abstract
There can be no doubt in today’s fast paced and communication savvy global environment that the nature of work is constantly evolving. To keep pace and maintain competiveness in this challenging environment, corporations invest literally billions of dollars (Paradise, 2007) and trust in the expertise provided by training to enhance and maintain a skilled and competent workforce (Lim & Morris, 2006). It is of critical importance that on completion of training, learning that has been achieved is transferred back into the work environment and that this learning continues to be sustained over time (Noe & Schmitt, 1986). The current study addresses a number of recognized constructs within the training transfer literature which are known to effect the implementation of training as it transfers from the training environment into the work setting. In doing so it considers historical typologies and models that have most influenced training transfer research to date and proposes a new model for considering future training transfer and moving forward.

The second part of the presentation takes a different perspective. It focuses on an innovative hands-on experiential exercise session in a fitness centre which is presented as a teaching tool for management instructors to facilitate a theoretically-based discussion about the connection between individuals’ physical and mental states. Before discussing the components of the exercise session itself, a rationale for integrating this exercise into management courses is presented. The exercise session is then described, with an overview of the logistics and operational components. Readers are encouraged to consider integrating this teaching tool into any level of management course from undergraduate through executive.

When

25 November 2011
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Where

University Centre, BLD 06_04_03

Contact Information

Doreen Taylor
Research Program Advisor
Faculty of Business
Telephone: +61 7 5595 0213