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How can on-the- job training (informal) affect
employee performance in an organization (a case study of the banking sector in Nigeria)
Overview and justification
On-the job training or OJT is an approach that has been adopted by
many organizations in both the public and private sectors worldwide because it
has been associated with improved job performance (Berings, Poell, and Simons,
418). The purpose of this essay is to examine how OJT affects employee
performance in an organization. A qualitative approach will be used to study
the case of the banking sector in Nigeria through underpinning the
grounded theory approach. OJT is a
widely studied topic in the field of human resource management in
organizations, and has been used in the many organizations with proven results
worldwide. This is therefore a social phenomenon that is being developed
through sense making, rather than an established natural phenomenon, and hence
a grounded theory approach through qualitative study is most suitable. This
kind of occurring social phenomena stems from the philosophical concept of
social constructivism, as opposed to positivism. This study is justified by the
need to develop better yet cost effective training methods in organizations in
developing countries such as Nigeria,
in Africa. Developing countries have a dream
to ...
