Citation
Albassami, Ahmad Mohmad
(2021)
Impact of training needs analysis on organizational effectiveness among construction companies in Saudi Arabia.
Doctoral thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Abstract
Training is crucial in Saudi Arabia. Saudization plans emphasize training because of its
effect on the construction business. With this approach, the government exacerbated the
labor shortage, reducing the organization's efficiency. The other Gulf nations face a
similar situation where a lack of construction machinery operators forces certain
enterprises to rent machines with an operator. The demand for training becomes a burden
in the companies.
Furthermore, training is often inadequate due to employees' inexperience or a language
barrier. Most training in KSA is ineffective owing to trainers' lack of cultural knowledge.
Therefore, the trainer uses insignificant input and reduces training effectiveness. There
is limited research on training needs analysis (TNA) and the benefit of training for
organizational success in the Arab world, especially in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, limited
study links TNA and organizational effectiveness to the construction industry. Thus, the
present research intends to investigate TNA in Saudi building construction success.
The study is not restricted to a specific organization's size, although its size controls the
link between TNA and perceived training value. Moreover, additional variables for
training include consulted trainer and training quantity, and both received minimal
investigation. The current study uses consulting trainers to assess perceived training
efficacy. Given the above scenario, the study seeks to delineate the relationship between
the TNA approach and organizational effectiveness in the construction sectors of Saudi
Arabia. The study employs four hundred and sixty-one (461) small, medium and large
companies in the construction industry in KSA. The research uses a questionnaire to
collect the data for the study, and Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling
(PLS-SEM) analyzes the collected data. The findings show a substantial positive relationship between TNA and perceived
training utility as stated in objective one. The study suggests that TNA affects the
perceived value of training, and the data correlates with objective two but has no
significant correlation with training quantity and perceived value. Perceived training
utility correlates positively with organizational effectiveness. It implies that training
utility as training efficacy influenced the perceived value of the construction firm's
effectiveness. Objective four shows a moderate effect of organizational size on the link
between TNA and the perceived utility of training.
Given the study's findings, construction companies in Saudi Arabia organize extensive
training needs analyses to improve the perceived value of training. The current study
shows that training hours should benefit the employee. Training duration is not as crucial
as training need analysis for Saudi construction companies. Similarly, larger firms use
training more effectively than smaller ones. Small construction enterprises in Saudi
Arabia need to grow to improve training and organizational performance. The current
study proves that perception of organizational support strengthens the TNA and training
usefulness relationship. Thus, top management in KSA construction businesses should
promote training to show their commitment to staff development.
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