A Study on Training Factors and its Impact on Training Effectiveness in Kedah State Development Corporation, Kedah, Malaysia

A Study on Training Factors and its Impact on Training Effectiveness in Kedah State Development Corporation, Kedah, Malaysia

The main objective of this study is to measure the impact of training on human resource practices as well as to identify the factors those are related to effectiveness of training. The variables examined were demographics characteristics (age, gender, martial status, education level and length of wo...

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Main Author: Hu, Yanan
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Published: 2011
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HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management
Employment
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A Study on Training Factors and its Impact on Training Effectiveness in Kedah State Development Corporation, Kedah, Malaysia
description The main objective of this study is to measure the impact of training on human resource practices as well as to identify the factors those are related to effectiveness of training. The variables examined were demographics characteristics (age, gender, martial status, education level and length of working in current job), types of training, training environment and work environment . A total of 92 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in Kedah State Development Corporation (KSDC) company. This study was designed to identify through questionnaire survey, the factors that can contribute towards training effectiveness. The results of the study found that training environment and work environment significantly affect raining effectiveness .The study provides baseline data from which the training effectiveness can be assessed and improved upon so that higher benefits can be obtained by the organization.
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title A Study on Training Factors and its Impact on Training Effectiveness in Kedah State Development Corporation, Kedah, Malaysia
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title_full A Study on Training Factors and its Impact on Training Effectiveness in Kedah State Development Corporation, Kedah, Malaysia
title_fullStr A Study on Training Factors and its Impact on Training Effectiveness in Kedah State Development Corporation, Kedah, Malaysia
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spelling my-uum-etd.27782023-04-16T02:06:59Z A Study on Training Factors and its Impact on Training Effectiveness in Kedah State Development Corporation, Kedah, Malaysia 2011-06 Hu, Yanan Sanjeevkumar, V. Vimala Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment The main objective of this study is to measure the impact of training on human resource practices as well as to identify the factors those are related to effectiveness of training. The variables examined were demographics characteristics (age, gender, martial status, education level and length of working in current job), types of training, training environment and work environment . A total of 92 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in Kedah State Development Corporation (KSDC) company. This study was designed to identify through questionnaire survey, the factors that can contribute towards training effectiveness. The results of the study found that training environment and work environment significantly affect raining effectiveness .The study provides baseline data from which the training effectiveness can be assessed and improved upon so that higher benefits can be obtained by the organization. 2011-06 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/2778/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/2778/1/Hu_Yanan.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/2778/2/1.Hu_Yanan.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Abderrahman Hassi, Giovanna Storti, (2011) "Organizational training across cultures: variations in practices and attitudes", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 35 Iss: 1, pp.45 – 70 Aaron W. Hughey, Kenneth J. 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