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The study examined the effect of training and development and organizational performance of manufacturing firms in South-East, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to establish the effect of training and development on employee morale of manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria and evaluate the effect of talent/skill management on improve value innovation of manufacturing firms in South-East, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted. The researcher made use of primary and secondary sources of data. The population of this study was one thousand, six hundred and seventy six (1,676) obtained from the ten (10) selected manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria. Therefore, the sample size of the selected manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria was four hundred and forty two (442). A total of four hundred and forty two (442) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to manufacturing firms in South-East, Nigeria, nine one (91) copies of questionnaire were lost/wrongly filled with percentage ratio of 20.5% while three hundred and fifty one (351) copies of questionnaire were correctly filled and returned with percentage ratio of 79.4% which formed the basis of the study. A stratified sampling method was adopted. The researcher adopted both inferential and descriptive statistics to analyze the data for the study and in order to realize the objectives of the study; objectives were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study stated training and development have a significant effect on employee morale of manufacturing firms in South-East, Nigeria. Talent/skill management has a significant effect on value innovation of manufacturing firms in South-East, Nigeria. The study concludes that training and development and performance of manufacturing firms in South-East, Nigeria. The study recommended that Management should regularly have well planned; systematic and coordinated training and development programs and also ensure that there is adequate budget allocation to finance the implementation of training and development programs in the organization.
Ufomba, Christian Okechukwu1, Prof. O. G. Agbo2 & Okebaram S. M.3 (PhD.)
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Effect of Training and Development and Organizational Performance of Manufacturing Firms in South-East, Nigeria
Ufomba, Christian Okechukwu; Prof. O. G. Agbo & Okebaram S. M. (PhD.)
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Published: 28 September 2024
8(2) 137 - 154.
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Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Clifford University, Owerrinta (Ihie Campus), Abia State1
Department of Business Administration, College of Management Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State2,3
Department of Business Administration, College of Management Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State2,3
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Ufomba, Christian Okechukwu
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Ufomba, Christian Okechukwu; O. G. Agbo & Okebaram S. M. (2024). Effect of Training and Development and Organizational Performance of Manufacturing Firms in South-East, Nigeria. Otuoke Journal of Management Sciences, 8(2) 137 - 154.
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