ABC Ltd developed and launched a new leadership development program for managers with less than one year of experience. Shortly afterwards, ABC Ltd realized that the performance and behaviour of trainees actually deteriorated. What training transfer term best describes this outcome?
A) zero transfer
B) poor transfer
C) negative transfer
D) vertical transfer

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Negative transfer refers to the situation where the training actually results in a decline in trainee performance or behavior. This is the most appropriate term to describe the situation where ABC Ltd's leadership development program led to a deterioration in trainee performance.

ABC Ltd Developed and Launched a New Leadership Development Program