Examining The Influence Of Supervisory Support On Training Effectiveness: Empirical Evidence From Service Organization In Gwalior
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Supervisor support, training, effectiveness of training and banking sectorAbstract
This study attempted to identify the factors of organizational support that influence training transfer and examine the impact of such factors on transfer of training. Two variables were being examined in this study, supervisory support as an independent variable and training effectiveness as dependent variable. For this purpose data was collected from one hundred twenty five employees including supervisors and trainees from banking organization of Gwalior region. Questionnaires were distributed to employees and data was analyzed in the form of descriptive analysis, reliability and factor analysis. Linear regression was applied to examine the impact of factors on training effectiveness. The findings of the study suggested that supervisor support has a positive and significant impact on effectiveness of training. Employees were more likely to transfer their newly learnt skills and knowledge to the work place when supervisors supported them.
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