Investigating the factors affecting learning transfer to workplace in organizational learning-training of Northern Khorasan Police Command Staff during 2017-2018

The present study was carried out to investigate the factors affecting learning transfer to workplace for organizational learning-training of Northern Khorasan Police Command Staff during 2017-2018. This is an applied research of correlation type conducted as retrospective-prospective, library and field (descriptive survey) research. Data were collected by two questionnaires viz. learning transfer system inventory (LTSI) developed by Holton et al (2000) including 51 items and a self-administered scale of organizational learning-training including 38 items. According to information gathered in this research, 3000 employees work in Northern Khorasan police office; out of which a sample 431 individuals was selected using Cochran’s formula. 300 complete questionnaires were collected after distribution of the instrument within the sample. After confirming validity and reliability of the instrument and approving data normal distribution, research hypotheses were tested using SPSS 25 and PLS software by path analysis, regression and correlation test to evaluate the relations among the research variables. The results regarding the main hypothesis indicated that there was significant correlation between learning transfer to workplace and organizational learning-training (p<0.05). Moreover, considering sub-hypotheses, it was revealed that there is significant relation between personal and organizational factors and organizational learning-training; whereas there is no significant relation between educational factors, job experience and education level with organizational learning-training.