N., Onukwube Henry
(2012)
Leader Influences On Training Effectiveness Of Construction
Professionals: The Case Of Nigeria.
Journal of Construction in Developing Countries , 17 (2).
pp. 67-79.
ISSN 1823-6499
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine how the relationship between leaders and
employees under them (leader–member exchange, LMX) impact training transfer, training
maintenance and training generalisation of employees that has been trained on various
continuous professional development programmes. Using a survey research, 160 construction
professionals that have attended continuous professional development (CPD) programmes
of their respective professional bodies were asked to respond to the structured
questionnaires. Direct supervisors of sampled respondents were also interviewed to
corroborate the responses of their followers. The data generated were subjected to both
inferential and descriptive statistics. The findings in this study indicates that LMX, training
motivation and outcome expectancy are positively related to training effectiveness. The
practical contributions of this study are twofold: The first has to do with leadership. The
professional who has a good relationship with his or supervisor stands a much better chance
of benefitting from the training. Secondly, leaders can directly influence their employees'
training motivation and this has a positive impact on how they transfer new skills, maintain
them over time and how they use them in other domains of their jobs.
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