Investigating the effect of training on employees' commitment: An empirical study of a discount house in Nigeria

Abstract

There has been a turn around and the take up of training as one of the key factors in improving company competitiveness. Evidence derived from research showed that there is now a broad agreement amongst commentators that skills training improve employees’ commitment to the organisation. Training from a company’s perspective adds to human capital and also a means of securing workplace commitment. The theoretical proposition therefore is that training will get employees more committed to the organisation. Organisational commitment when combined with job related behavioural commitment will lead to organisational performance. In order to achieve a high level of performance, organisations now require highly motivated and committed workers. This paper explored the relationship between training and employees’ commitment to the organisation. The organisation on which the research was conducted is a Discount House in Lagos, South West Nigeria. The total of 150 completely filled questionnaires was utilised in this study. A regression analysis was conducted on the data collected. The study revealed that the training increases employee’s commitment to the organisation.