THE EFFECT OF TRAINING PROCESS ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF ADDIS INTERNATIONAL BANK S.C

Abstract

Training is a critical process, which seeks to improve the performance of workers in the organization. The study focused on the Effect of Training Process on Employee Performance: the case of Addis International Bank s.c The overall objective of the study is to assess the effect of Employee Training on Employee Performance: the case of Addis International Bank s.c The study used explanatory research type and descriptive research design and also adopted quantitative & qualitative approach and used both primary and secondary data sources. The primary data collected from Addis International Bank Staffs through a questionnaire for 150 employees which are selected using purposive sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed by using statistical tools (SPSS-Version 20). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the data analysis. The descriptive statistics such as frequency, percent, mean and standard deviation were used for describing the demographic characteristics of respondents and the dependent and independent variables. The inferential statistics like Pearson correlation coefficient(r) and multiple linear regressions were used to determine if there is relationship existed between independent and dependent variables. The findings of the study indicated that training design and evaluation of trainings were not fully implemented in the organization. The findings indicated that training was positively correlated and claimed statistically significant relationship with employees’ performance. The study concluded that training has positive effect on employees’ performance. From the Beta coefficient results, the researcher found that, training evaluation contributed the highest variation for the current employees’ performance while training design contributed the least variation. Generally, the study recommended that training has to be strategic and systematic in order to achieve organizations desire and objective.