Do HRD Climate mediates between Performance Coaching and Training Transfer? A Study in Medium and Small, Micro Enterprises of India

Purpose The increasing concern for return on training investment, especially in medium and small-scale enterprises (MSMEs) has been encouraging researchers to explore the factors that affects training transfer. The current research seeks to examine the role of performance coaching and HRD Climate on transfer of training in the context of MSMEs of India. Further, following the social cognitive theory, the research examines the mediating role of HRD climate between performance coaching and training transfer in MSMEs. Design/methodology/approach The survey research has been designed to collect data from MSMEs of India using validated scale. The structural equation modelling using SPSS-AMOS software has been used for checking the reliability and validity, and testing hypotheses. construct, discriminatory and used for data collection. Following the Preacher and Hayes’s (2008) approach and using statistical programme: PROCESS macro, the mediating role of HRD climate between performance coaching and training transfer has been examined. Results: The result proved that performance coaching and employee agility exert a significant and positive influence on Training transfer. Further, the result proved that HRD climate mediates the relationship between performance coaching and training transfer. The implication of the result for HRD has been explained. Originality: In the absence of any research examining the contribution of performance coaching and HRD climate on training transfer in MSMEs, the research findings can exert a substantial influence on training transfer research and practice.