Employee training and performance in Organizations A case study of Kenya Revenue Authority Head Quarters.
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Date
2013-03
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management Sciences
Abstract
The research study was about employee Training and performance m organizations, a
case study of Kenya Revenue Authority where a sample of 46 employees were picked
randomly
The objective of this study involved close investigation of forms of training offered to the
staff of Kenya Revenue Authority, analyzing the effects of training both positive and
negative at KRA and also examined the impact of absence of training on performance.
The research concentrated on primary sources of data to solicit and analyze data from
respondents' thus both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection was used.
Semi-structured questionnaires and key informant interview guide was used to obtain
both primary and secondary data.
The findings also indicated that although the training is linked with improving job
performance respondents had little knowledge regarding the impact of the absence of
training in Kenya Revenue Authority.
Findings indicated how the effective job performance of the employees of Kenya
Revenue Authority was strongly influenced by employee training as a motivational factor
thus employees believed that being motivated through training positively affected their
effectiveness in job performance.
Training having a positive impact on Kenya Revenue Authority employees, it also has
impact on job performance. After training employees are expected to have; experience
increased sense of focus, positive attitude towards work, feel valued and discover their
weakness thus much emphasis should be added for employees to react positively to any
trainings offered.
For employees to react positively to any training offered, the staff of Kenya Revenue
Authority should be informed about the effects of absence of training, which could
include absenteeism from work, inability to meet deadlines and could affect the
organization thus a need to offer training.
Employers should focus on maximizing benefits form staff training as well as conduct
training needs assessment so as to match training with employees whose skills need to be
boosted with better performance.
Description
A research report submitted to the College of Applied
Economics and Management Science in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirement for the
Award of a Degree of Bachelor of
Human Resource Management
Of Kampala International University
Keywords
Employee Training, Performance, Kenya Revenue Authority Head Quarters