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Training and development: Its effects on job performance in the selected companies of UAE

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  • Syed N.A. SHAH
  • Naveed A. SHAIKH
  • Imtiaz A. PIRZADA

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This study investigates the impact of training and development on employee job performance in selected companies in the UAE. Using survey data and regression analysis, the authors find a positive correlation between structured training programs and improved performance outcomes.

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  • Syed N.A. SHAH & Naveed A. SHAIKH & Imtiaz A. PIRZADA, 2018. "Training and development: Its effects on job performance in the selected companies of UAE," Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences, EconSciences Journals, vol. 5(3), pages 181-195, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cvv:journ4:v:5:y:2018:i:3:p:181-195
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    JEL classification:

    • M53 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Training
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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