The role of training in building employee commitment: the mediating effect of job satisfaction.
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Date
2017
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European Journal of Training and Development
Abstract
To establish the role of training in building employee commitment and the task of job
satisfaction in the association between training and employee commitment in the banking sector
in Uganda
Design/methodology/approach - The authors used Correlation, Regression and MedGraph to
investigate the hypotheses.
Findings - The findings revealed that there is a positive relationships between training and
employee commitment (r = .507**, p < 0.01), a positive relationship between training and job
satisfaction (r = .744**, p < 0.01) and a positive relationship between job satisfaction and
employee commitment (r = .519**, p < 0.01). The regression model showed that the predictor
variables explain at least 29.7% of the variance in employee commitment (Adjusted R Square =
.297). MedGraph results revealed a partial type of mediation because the correlation between
training (independent variable) and employee commitment (dependent variable) was decreased
from 0.507*** to 0.271*** by inclusion of job satisfaction (mediating variable).
Originality/Value - This study is one of the pioneers to extend the employee commitment
debate to Ugandan banking sector. It provides an explanation with empirical evidence by
demonstrating that training extends direct positive effect on employee commitment in the
banking sector in Ugandan situation. The study also demonstrates that, in the banking sector in
Uganda, job satisfaction helps to partially transmit the effect of training on employee
commitment. This study further builds a model that will help researchers and practitioners in
investigating and explaining employee commitment in the banking sector in Ugandan situation.
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Keywords
Training, Job satisfaction, Employee commitment, Banking sector
Citation
Edward Ocen, Kasekende Francis, Gladies Angundaru, "The role of training in building employee commitment: the mediating effect of job satisfaction.", European Journal of Training and Development, https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-11-2016-0084