The extent to which training and development impacts organizational performance

Abstract

There is a significant increase in organization implementing training and development into their corporate strategies to increase their performance, revenue and employee retention. Many employers are now reverting back to research to substantiate whether training programs can make an impact. Building on existing works, this study focuses on finding whether there is a correlation between training and development and if so, to what extent. In this context organizational performance is defined as; employee retention and motivation, revenue increase, and bettering the corporate image. A total of 70 participants from around the GCC area were surveyed either as employers or employees. For this research owners, senior level managers, and HR employees were all considered employers. All data used for this research was primary data collected through a series of surveys. The results of this research showed a no correlation between the effects of training and development and organizational performance. The sample size for this research was not substantial in size, consequently the results are unreliable and holds a high margin of error