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Development of a Structural Model for Sustainable Environment Training and Knowledge Transfer

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  • Nur Izzaty Mohamad

    (School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), George Town 11800, Penang, Malaysia)

  • Aminudin Mokhtar

    (Faculty of Economics and Management (FEP), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Ishak Abd Rahman

    (Faculty of Economics and Management (FEP), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Abdullah Sanusi Othman

    (Faculty of Economics and Management (FEP), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia)

Abstract

The public sector is usually viewed as a formal and hierarchical organization. However, they need to improve the quality of their work to solve community matters satisfactorily. This study examines the mediating role of the motivation to learn in the relationship between sustainable environment training and knowledge transfer. This study is a cross-sectional study, using survey questionnaires to collect data from public servants at different divisions/departments in public organizations. SmartPLS was utilized to evaluate the quality of the study instrument and subsequently test the study hypotheses. The structural equation modeling test indicated that sustainable environment training affects knowledge transfer. Hence, the motivation to learn mediates the effect of sustainable environment training on knowledge transfer. Practitioners can utilize these findings to comprehend the diversity of perspectives on motivation to learn and to design a training program master plan that can increase employee motivation to succeed and maintain organizational strategies and goals in the global competition and organizational sustainability era.

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  • Nur Izzaty Mohamad & Aminudin Mokhtar & Ishak Abd Rahman & Abdullah Sanusi Othman, 2023. "Development of a Structural Model for Sustainable Environment Training and Knowledge Transfer," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-19, January.
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