Firm size, ownership, training duration and training evaluation practices
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper was to test the mediating role of training duration in relationship between firm characteristics and training evaluation practices. In this paper, the authors also investigated if this mediating effect differs with respect to the size of the firm.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors collected data from 260 professionals of 90 call centers.
Findings
The authors found that training duration mediates the relationship between firm size and training evaluation. The authors also found that indirect effect of firm size on training evaluation through training duration differs across different levels of firm size but not across different levels of ownership.
Research limitations/implications
This is a cross-sectional study that emphasized on training evaluation practices only.
Practical implications
The study has implication for both evaluation researchers and practitioners in terms of designing training evaluation policies and practices.
Originality/value
This is the first study in its nature that explains the intervening role of training duration in relationship of firm characteristics and training evaluation practices.
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Citation
Asadullah, M.A., Peretti, J.M., Ghulam Ali, A. and Bourgain, M. (2015), "Firm size, ownership, training duration and training evaluation practices", European Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 39 No. 5, pp. 429-455. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-10-2014-0072
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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