The Impact of Training on Worker Performance in Public Sector Organizations: A Case of Ethiopia Ministry of Health
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2011-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The quality of human resource is an asset to any organization and as a result training has
become an issue that has to be faced by every organization. This study, therefore, is conducted to
determine the impact of training on worker performance in public sector organizations using
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Health. The research is a case study in the
form of cross sectional design in which data was collected across a population through simple
random sampling. The objective of the study was to investigate the actual training practice and
its effect in improving the performance of employees.
The social identity theory which deals about how people think as members of groups affects the
outcomes of learning interventions is the theory that the researcher has used because, social
identity is a key input to or driver of learning (training) and performance in organizations. The
methodologies primarily the researcher used to collect data were interview and questionnaire
augmented by different literatures found in the organization. Besides, the researcher used
regression and correlation tools to analyze the data.
The correlation analysis result clarified that all relationship between the dependent and
independent variables are positively and significantly correlated. Additionally, it was found that
training has higher impact on employee performance.
Key words: Training, Performance, Human Resource, Ministry of Health, Public Sector, Social
Identity Theory.
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Training, Performance, Human Resource, Ministry of Health, Public Sector, Social Identity Theory