Ekanem Daniel Ekanem

The anticipated return on investment in training can only be achieved to the extent that skills learned during training are transferred to job performance. The significant time and money spent on training and development (T&D) do not always translate into positive outcomes in terms of productivity. The purpose of the study was to investigate motivating factors that have a significant influence on the transfer of training in the workplace.

This study examined the effect of Covid-19 Protocols on two key Human Resource Management Practices using the responses of some Nigerian professional managers as a unit of study. In the study, two dimensions of human resource management practices, employee training/development and performance appraisal, were used as measurements of lockdown of cities and restrictions of movement as an indicator of Covid-19. The exploratory research design was adopted for this study, and a well-crafted E-copy questionnaire based on a 5-point