Title
The proposed title for the study is THE EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON PERFORMANCE: CASE STUDY NGOs IN UGANDA. This paper will show the different approaches, instruments and methodologies to be implemented in order to do the paper in the future in successful manner.
Background of the Study/Literature Review
Strategically, organisational learning, which makes use of training and development (T&D) as one of the several responses, deals with the acquisition of understanding, know-how, techniques and practices. These intellectual intangibles can be translated into an organisational resource through the people that acquire, infer and utilise such towards the achievement of the organisation-wide L&D (Armstrong, 2006, p. 40). T&D are planned learning experiences which teach employees how to perform current and future jobs more effectively. Sims (2002) emphasise that training focuses on present jobs while development prepares employees for possible future jobs. Basically, the objective of training and development is to contribute to the organisation’s overall goal.
Training and development is beneficial not just for the organisation itself but also to the individual employees. On the one hand, training and development leads to improved profitability and/or more positive attitudes toward profit orientation, improves the job knowledge and skills at all levels of the organisation, improves the morale of the workforce and helps the employees identify with organisational goals (Sims, 1990). On the other, training and development benefits individual employees through helping them make better decisions and effective problem solving, assisting in encouraging and achieving self-development and self-confidence, helping an employee a person handle stress, tension, frustration, and conflict, increasing job satisfaction and recognition and moving the person toward personal goals while improving interaction skills (Sims, 1990).
Aims and Objectives
The main aim of the study is to analyze the impact of human resource training and development on performance of the NGOs in Uganda. In line with this, the following are the specific objectives of the study:
· To study the importance of training and development;
· To evaluate the connection of training and development in the performance of an organization; and
· To recommend different actions and strategies to be applied in the organization.
Methodologies
The research study to be used in the proposed study will be descriptive method. According to Creswell (1994) it intends to present facts about the nature and status of a situation as it exists at the time of the study. In addition, it also concerns with the relationships and practices that exist, beliefs and processes that are ongoing, effects that are being felt or trends that are developing (Best 1970). Therefore, it can be helpful in order to describe the current conditions and situations based on the impressions and perceptions of the respondents of the study (Creswell 1994). Both qualitative and quantitative data will be gathered for this study. This is to ensure that both non-statistical and statistical data will be used in order to support the findings and result of the study.
Data Collection
Surveys will be implemented in the study. Surveys are the most common form of research method for collection of primary data (Commonwealth of Learning, 2000). One of its purpose is to describe, e.g., to count the frequency of some event or to assess the distribution of some variables such as proportion of the population of different age groups, sex, religion, castes and languages, knowledge, attitude and adaption of practices about particular issues, and other information of similar nature about the population (Commonwealth of Learning, 2000).
Survey interview and questionnaire will be used in this study, which will be used in order to gather primary data. On the other hand, secondary data will be gathered from different online libraries and databases which include BMJ, EMERALD, SCIENCE DIRECT, EBSCO, QUESTIA and GOOGLE BOOK.
Sampling Population
The target population is 50 NGOs in Uganda. They will be selected in random manner in order to ensure that each and every individual was given a chance to be part of the study.
Data Analysis
The data results of the study will be analyzed by determining their corresponding frequency, percentage and weighted mean. The following statistical formulas will be used:
1. Percentage – to determine the magnitude of the responses to the questionnaire.
n
% = ——– x 100 ; n – number of responses
N N – total number of respondents
2. Weighted Mean
f1x1 + f2x2 + f3x3 + f4x4 + f5x5
x = ———————————————;
xt
where: f – weight given to each response
x – number of responses
xt – total number of responses
References
Armstrong, M. (2006). A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, London, UK: Kogan Page, Ltd.
Best, J. W. (1970). Research in Education, 2nd Ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, Inc.
Commonwealth of Learning. (2000). Manual for Educational Media Researchers: Knowing your Audience. Vancouver, Canada: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA).
Creswell, J.W. (1994). Research design. Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.
Sims, R. (1990). An Experiential Learning Approach to Employee Training Systems. New York: Quorum Books.
Sims, R. (2002). Organizational Success through Effective Human Resources Management. Westport CT: Quorum Books.
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