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Training and Development and Organizational Performance: The Moderating Effect of Organizational Commitment

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DOI: 10.18535/ijsrm/v5i11.06· Pages: 7381-7390· Vol. 5, No. 11, (2017)· Published: December 25, 2017
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of training and development on organizational performance and to find out the moderating effect of organizational commitment on the relationship between training and development and organizational performance. This study was carried out in three companies namely Kenya Power, KenGen and Mumias Sugar Company. Descriptive survey design was adopted in the study. The study population was all the 5866 employees in the three companies. The findings of the study were that training and development had a significant effect on organizational performance. The study further showed that affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment moderated the relationship between training and development and organizational performance.

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employee performanceorganizational commitment and training and development
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Peter Butali
Lecturer, School of Business and Economics, Garissa University College, Kenya
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David Njoroge
Lecturer, School of Business and Economics, Kirinyaga University, Kenya
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