Relationship between Managers’ Training Assignments and Trainees’ Perceived Value in a Defence Based Higher Education Institution

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between managers’ training assignments (i.e., mandatory and voluntary) and trainees’ perceived value. A survey method was employed to gather 142 usable questionnaires from a group of military officers, namely military cadet officers in a defence based higher education institution, Malaysia. The outcomes of SmartPLS path model showed two important findings: first, relationship between mandatory significantly correlated with trainees’ perceived value. Second, relationship between voluntary significantly correlated with trainees’ perceived value. This result confirms that the ability of managers to properly implement mandatory and voluntary assignments in encouraging employees to attend and learn in training programs has been an important predictor of trainees’ perceived value in the organizational sample. Further, this study provides discussion, implications and conclusion.
Keywords: Training assignment, perceived value, defence based Higher Education Institution.

ABSTRAK

Objektif utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji hubungan antara penugasan latihan yang diberi oleh pengurus-pengurus (iaitu, mandatori dan sukarela) dengan rasa berguna pelatih-pelatih. Satu kaedah soal selidik telah digunakan untuk mengumpul 142 soal selidik boleh-pakai daripada sekumpulan pegawai tentera, yaitu, pegawai kadet tentera di institusi pengajian tinggi yang berasaskan pertahanan di Malaysia. Dapatan yang diperolehi menggunakan model “SmartPLS path†menunjukkan dua penemuan penting: pertama, hubungan antara mandatori berkait rapat dengan rasa berguna pelatih-pelath. Kedua, hubungan antara sukarela berkait rapat dengan rasa berguna pelatih-pelatih. Keputusan ini mengesahkan bahawa keupayaan pengurus-pengurus untuk melaksanakan dengan betul tugasan mandatori dan sukarela dalam menggalakkan kakitangan untuk menghadiri dan belajar dalam program latihan telah menjadi peramal penting kepada rasa berguna pelatih-pelatih dalam sampel organisasi. Selanjutnya, kajian ini menyediakan perbincangan, implikasi dan kesimpulan.
Kata kunci: Penugasan latihan, rasa berguna, Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi berdasarkan pertahanan.