Study of Chinese firms shows how perceptions of training influence performance
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 27 August 2019
Issue publication date: 26 September 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The authors wanted to find out if perceptions of training were positively related to work engagement and also assess the mediating influence on human resource management.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors sent out 415 questionnaires to employees in two Chinese garment factories supplying an Australian retailer. Overall, 360 questionnaires were returned and 348 were valid. The survey covered perceptions of the organization’s training practices. A month later, a second survey included employee evaluations of the HRM strength and their work engagement. Meanwhile, supervisors filled out a survey rating employee work performance.
Findings
The study found that their perceptions of training were positively related to work engagement. The study also revealed that when there was a strong human resource management (HRM) climate, employees had more training opportunities and were more strongly motivated to perform well.
Originality/value
The authors claimed their study of 348 supervisor-subordinate dyads offered important lessons for managers. It provided guidance on how to increase work engagement and job performance. The research took place in China because it was especially relevant to the cultural and economic context there. China has rapidly grown, but shortages of labour and rising protests about working conditions have made change inevitable.
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Citation
(2019), "Study of Chinese firms shows how perceptions of training influence performance", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 27 No. 7, pp. 20-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-06-2019-0167
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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