Employees Perception of Training and Its Relationship with Organizational Commitment among the Employees Working at SaudiIndustrial Development Fund

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the
connection between employee satisfaction with
SIDF training and their dedication to the company.
The questionnaire used in the study consisted of
two validated, well-established international
instruments: the perceived availability of training
scale developed by Newman et al., (2011), which
consists of a 22-item inventory measuring an
individual's perceptions of training opportunities;
and the commitment scale developed by Allen and
Meyer, (1996), which consists of an 18-item
inventory measuring an individual's commitment
to a given goal. A selected sample of (200) Saudi
Industrial Development Fund staff members was
given this questionnaire. The response rate was
87%, with 175 completed surveys returned. The
primary findings of this research, based on data
analysis and hypothesis testing, are as
followsAffective commitment is positively
associated to five training-related factors.
It has been shown that two measures of
commitment (continuation and normative
commitment) are positively correlated with two
measures of training-related commitment
(perceived availability of training and perceived
supervisor support for training).
• Two commitment-related factors (continuation
and normative commitment) are negatively
correlated with employees' reports of coworker
support for training.
• There is no correlation between two
commitment-related factors (continuation and
normative commitment) and two training-related
variables (perceived advantages of training and
desire to learn).