Examining the Impact of Training Practices and Employee Empowerment on the Organizational Productivity

Author(s)

Pooja Sharma and Richa Sharma

Affiliations

Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India

Abstract

Training is of growing importance to companies seeking to gain an advantage among competitors. Empowered employees have an increased sense of ownership in their organization. The purpose of research is to study the significant impact of Training practices and employee empowerment on the organizational productivity in the context of service organization i.e private banks in Gwalior. Three variables were being examined which includes training practices and employee empowerment (independent variable) and organizational productivity (dependent variable). The study provides a refresh insight of the significant role of training and employee empowerment on the productivity of an organization. The data was collected from sample size of 100 respondents. The result of data from target respondents was analyzed in the form of descriptive analysis, reliability and factor analysis. To find out the impact training and employee empowerment on organizational productivity, multiple regression was used. Result showed that there is significant impact of training practices and employee empowerment on the organizational productivity.

Keywords

Training Practices, Employee Empowerment, Organizational Productivity.

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