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- ItemEmployee training and organizational performance in selected commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia(Kampala International University, 2019-04) Abdikarim, Abdullahi HusseinThe study was to investigate the effect of training on organizational performance in commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia. The objectives of the study were as follows: (i) To examine the effect of on-the-job training on organizational performance in Selected Commercial Banks in Mogadishu, Somalia. (ii) To establish the effect of the off-the-job training policies on organizational performance in Selected Commercial Banks in Mogadishu, Somalia. Data was derived through questionnaires distributed to selected employees of Banks branches with a target population of 218 staffs were used as the research instruments. Data analysis was done through descriptive statistics. Descriptive statistics included the use of percentages, means and standard deviation and inferential analysis on variables. The findings indicated that on-the-job training significantly affects the organizational performance of commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia (R2 0.343,&sig 0.000), this effect therefore implies that on-the-job training highly contribute to the organizational performance of commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia (R2 0.443, & sig 0.000),the findings revealed that there is a significant effect off-the-job training has on organizational performance of commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia. Still the conclusions were that; on-the-job training has a considerably high influence on organizational performance of commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia, hence the off-the-job training has a positive significant effect organizational performance of commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia, and hence indicating that off-the-job training has a bearing on the organizational performance hence there is need for enhancing off-the-job given the state of the performance though other factors complemented in the study. The study recommended that: Commercial banks should conduct Training Needs Assessment in all departments of management should provide training and workshop opportunities for staff in order to keep them updated and improve their knowledge and skills. Poorly performing staff should also be appraised and reasons for their dismal performance determined instead of condemning them. The institution's management should strive to support every department and all cadres of staff. Morale on the other hand increases performance indirectly by reducing absenteeism, accidents, employee turnover. . The study contributed to new knowledge through the following; the following are the employee training techniques used in maintaining the organizational performance of Commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia; on-the-job training, and off-the-job training. The following are the measurements of organizational performance; Quality of service, Productivity and Effectiveness of the Commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- ItemHuman capital development and employee retention. A study of selected commercial banks Nigeria.(Kampala International University, 2019-04) Ogundele, DolapoThe Nigerian banking industry is widely known as one of the highest paying sectors in Nigeria and as such attract a variety of talents that hope to hitch their tent with one of the many banks in the country. It is however, not a secret that most bankers in Nigeria move from one organization to another, never remaining in one place for too long. This high level of turnover in the banking industry have led many to believe that the banking industry is unreliable and fails to take care of the needs of their human capital. It is against this backdrop that the researcher tried to understand the role of human capital development in employee retention and how intervening factors like family, work-life balance and peer pressure might be influencing bankers’ decision to remain committed to a bank. The objectives of this study are 1. To access the relationship between training and development of employees and employee retention. 2. To examine the relationship between employee rewards and employee retention. 3. What are the intervening influence of social factor, work life balance and time flexibility, on the relationship between human capital development and retention Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, this study aimed to find out the relationship between human capital development activities and staff retention in the Nigerian banking industry. The questionnaire was validated using face validation and content validity index. The results of the validity tests showed that the research instruments were valid. 10 Nigerian banks were carefully selected as the case study for the study. The study population for this research is 77,690 and 400 questionnaires were used for the analysis, also 20 people from the selected banks were interviewed and their responses integrated into the analysis. The findings showed that there is indeed a significant relationship between training and development and employee retention in the Nigerian banking industry. The higher the presence of training and development in the organization the more employees feel loyal and want to remain in that organization. The second findings also shows that there is a positive relationship between rewards and retention, the better the reward system in place in the organization, both monetary and non-monetary, the higher employee retention. 3. The study also showed that other variables such as work-life balance, peer/family/spouse pressure and public perception about an organization can greatly impact on staff’s decision to remain or leave an organization. This study concluded that staff retention can be improved upon if employees are regularly trained, human resources is advancing and there are a lot of technological changes, when employees are trained based on trends in the industry, employees tend to stay. Objective 2 concluded that bankers are constantly seeking for better pay, hence, to attract and retain the best hands, banks must pay competitive salaries. According to the third findings, it was concluded that factors like peer pressure, family etc. affect employees intention to remain in the industry. This study ends by recommending that banks ensure they carry out proper training and evaluation of staff if they are going to attract and retain suitable hands. It was also recommended that banks should give cognizance to factors like work-life balance, staff welfare, proximity to family amongst other things when making their human capital development plans, as it was shown in this study that these factors can greatly influence staff decision to remain at or leave an organization. The findings of this study will contribute to knowledge in the field of human resource and organizational psychology/behavior. The study will help the banking industry and other organizations understand the factors that influences staff decision to leave or remain and will guide them in formulating policies that aim at ensuring employees retention.