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The Impact of Skills-Development Training on Lower-Level Employee’s Motivation and Job Satisfaction – A Case-Study of Five South African Companies

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dc.contributor.author Naong, MN
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-22T07:58:46Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-22T07:58:46Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.issn 2039-2117
dc.identifier.issn 2039-9340
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11462/1854
dc.description Published Artcle en_US
dc.description.abstract Empirical findings of the impact of training on employee motivation and job satisfaction are reported. One of the major debilitating effects of the legacy of apartheid is a high level of illiteracy in the South African population. Encouraging the corporate sector through levies to promote skills development, seems to have been received with mixed feelings. In this regard, the impact of training on the motivation level and job satisfaction of randomly sampled employees of five companies in two South African provinces is reported on. A longitudinal study, with a pre- and post-quasi experimental research design, was adopted to achieve the goal of the study - using a Job Description Index (JDI) measuring instrument to collect data from the respondents. There was a significant correlation between job satisfaction and effectiveness of training transfer - i.e. those employees who received more training were more motivated than those who received less training or no training at all. It is concluded that managers need to appreciate and ensure that the effectiveness of skills transfer is a critical determinant, that must illuminate the underlying challenges of achieving bottom-line targets. en_US
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dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries v5;n20
dc.subject employee motivation en_US
dc.subject skills transfer en_US
dc.subject moderating effect en_US
dc.subject job satisfaction en_US
dc.subject lower-level employees en_US
dc.title The Impact of Skills-Development Training on Lower-Level Employee’s Motivation and Job Satisfaction – A Case-Study of Five South African Companies en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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