Investigating Training & Development Impact on Employee Performance

This project investigates the impact of training and development on employee performance, focusing on a case study of Cole's Supermarket. The research identifies the importance of training and development in addressing declining employee productivity and efficiency. It seeks to determine effective training methods for improving employee performance and examines the relationship between training and employee performance within Cole's. The study also explores strategies for enhancing training and development programs to boost overall employee performance. The research utilizes secondary data from various sources to support its findings, including studies on the impact of training on productivity and wages, as well as the role of internal marketing in employee job satisfaction. Key search terms include 'training and development,' 'employee performance,' and 'productivity' to identify relevant literature. The project references peer-reviewed articles that discuss the role of training in improving employee effectiveness, the benefits of internal marketing for employee satisfaction, and the impact of training on employee productivity and wages.

PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
A statement detailing your ‘field of research
This research is associated with field of human resource management. This field is selected
by me as it is my interested area on which I want to gain my depth understanding. The title of
investigation is “identification of the impact of training and development on employee's
performance: A case study of Cole’s supermarket”. The key issue in an organization is
employee’s productivity and efficiency is declining due to lack of training and development
(Kanyurhi, and Bugandwa Mungu Akonkwa, 2016). This research would be beneficial to
gain understanding regarding the different method of training and development that would be
beneficial to improve the performance of employees (Asfaw, Argaw, andBayissa, 2015).
A source of secondary data linked to your chosen field of research
There is certain secondary data associated with the chosen field of investigation. Data will be
accessed on the impact of training and development on employee performance and
effectiveness: A case study of District Five Administration Office, Bole Sub-City, and Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia and accessed with this link
https://file.scirp.org/pdf/JHRSS_2015120716263730.pdf. Another data will be related to the
impact of training on productivity and wages: firm-level that would be accessed with this link
https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/36232/1/620398248.pdf . Another data is related to
Internal marketing, employee job satisfaction, and perceived organizational performance in
microfinance institutions that would be accessed on
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deogratias_Bugandwa_Mungu_Akonkwa/publication/
298858978_Internal_marketing_employee_job_satisfaction_and_perceivedorganizational_pe
rformance_in_Microfinance_institutions_empirical_study_from_Kivu_DRC/links/
56f7b95508ae7c1fda306358/Internal-marketing-employee-job-satisfaction-and-
perceivedorganizational-performance-in-Microfinance-institutions-empirical-study-from-
Kivu-DRC.pdf
A research question or questions
The main aim of this research is to identify the impact of training and development on
employee's performance in the case of Cole’s supermarket.
RQ1: What are the different methods of training and development to improve the employee’s
performancein the case of Cole’s supermarket?(Konings andVanormelingen, 2015).
RQ2: What are the relationship between training and development, and employee’s
performancein the case of Cole’s supermarket?
RQ3: What are the strategies to improve the training and development that can lead to
enhance the performance of employeesin the case of Cole’s supermarket?
The search terms you propose to use in Google Scholar to identify literature in the field
of the research question
Training and development, employee’s performance, productivity, methods of training and
development, the relationship between training and development, employee’s performance,
retail industry
Pick (at least) THREE peer-reviewed scholarly articles merged with reference list
Asfaw Argaw and Bayissa (2015) discuss the role of training and development in improving
the performance and effectiveness of employees. In opposed to this, Kanyurhi and Bugandwa
Mungu Akonkwa (2016) illustrated that internal marketing is beneficial for satisfying the
employees towards their job. In addition, Konings and Vanormelingen (2015) demonstrate
the impact of training on productivity and wags of employees.
Asfaw, A. M., Argaw, M. D., &Bayissa, L. (2015). The impact of training and development
on employee performance and effectiveness: A case study of District Five
Administration Office, Bole Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Journal of Human
Resource and Sustainability Studies, 3(04), 188.

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Kanyurhi, E. B., &Bugandwa Mungu Akonkwa, D. (2016).Internal marketing, employee job
satisfaction, and perceived organizational performance in microfinance
institutions. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 34(5), 773-796.
Konings, J., &Vanormelingen, S. (2015). The impact of training on productivity and wages:
firm-level evidence. Review of Economics and Statistics, 97(2), 485-497.