论文信息 - Motivation to Retrain: An Empirical Study

Motivation to Retrain: An Empirical Study

The rapid pace of IT change is rendering the skill-sets of many IT professionals obsolete. Organizations are retraining software developers with proficiencies in legacy systems to Internet-based and object-oriented proficiencies. This type of retraining is not incremental, but entails discontinuous cognitive and procedural shifts. Given its importance and cost, processes that impact the effectiveness of retraining should be considered. Trainee motivation is one such process. Our research proposes and tests a model of motivational intentions and antecedents in the IT retraining context.

Sherry D. Ryan | David A. Harrison | D. Harrison

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