Research Proposal HRM
Research Proposal HRM
Research Proposal HRM
CHOUL TANG
22/DHRM/BU/R/2001.
2024.
DECLARATION
I CHOUL TANG ….............. hereby declare that, this research proposal work is the outcome of my
research carried out under the supervision of Mr……………… However, with the exception of the
references made to other literatures which have been duly acknowledged. The entire work is my
independent research.
I therefore, wish to declare that this work is original and has never been presented to any institution for
Signature………………………………
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APPROVAL SHEET.
This is to certify that this research paper has been under the supervision and guidance of my supervisor
and it is now ready for submission to the school of Business in partial fulfilment and requirement of the
course for the award of Diploma in Procurement and supplies chain management of Bugema University.
Approved by my supervisor:
Mr. ………………………
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DEDICATION.
This research proposal work is dedicated to my beloved parents, Siblings, family especially my beautiful
loving wife misses Choul and my relatives for the financial, moral and spiritual support they accorded me
First of all, I glorify the Lord our God for his mercies, abundant grace, protection and love which has
enable me accomplish this research proposal. May his name be praised forever!
Secondly, I want to extent my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Mr. ………..for his endless support,
tolerance and guidance throughout the period I was conducting this research. It has been a great
journey that has made me learn a lot in regards to aspects of research and other aspects that have
sharped me academically,
I would also wish to pass my special appreciation to my great friends Mr. Godwill Inno Moses and John
Matur Banok that supported me in and out of class during this period of research. May God open doors
Lastly, I wish to appreciate my colleagues and classmates of Bugema University Arua Campus for having
granted me an opportunity to do my research with the m, May God bless them abundantly!
ACRONYMS.
The study will be carried out to establish the effect of employee training on employee performance
taking world vision Uganda, Arua branch as the case study. The researcher set the objectives of the
study which he based on, to draft the questionnaire. The objectives are intended to assess the level of
employee training at world vision Uganda, Arua branch, to assess the level employee performance at
world vision Uganda Arua branch, and to establish the relationship between employee training and
Chapter two presented the literature review from different sources like textbooks, magazines,
newspapers, newsletters and previous research dissertation among others. The literature is reviewed in
accordance to the study conceptual with a summary of literature gaps identified listed at the end of it.
Chapter three describes the procedures and methods that will be used in data collection, analysis and
interpretation and they consist of research design, locale of the study, population of the study, sample
size and sampling techniques, data collection instruments, validity and reliability of data collection
INTRODUCTION
This chapter described the following aspects; background of the study, statement of the problem,
objective of the study, research questions, hypothesis, scope of the study, significance of the study,
limitations of the study, conceptual framework and operational definition of key terms and concepts.
Organizations with any corporate responsibility attack enormous importance to their human resource
and commit a sizeable proportion of their fundamental resources into imparting skills to their
employees through training as a major challenge to their financial resources into imparting to the
corporate responsibility. According to Atikuro (1998) such training is intended to staff employees, insight
and to change organizational practice by blending both production and people or retention, In order to
achieve this, employee training should emphasize process-imitated techniques where focus is on
behavioral change and at the same time develop interpersonal insights, yet sell, because of the ever
changing technology and challenges of the dynamic environment, training should be a continuous
In Asia, training has increased its importance in today’s intense environment of global competition and
fast change, where jobs are complex and often change from one to another. As a result, certain project
management organizations run training courses for their employees in order to have effective projects
(Maylor, 2010). Similarly, Beeker (2004) linked investment in human capital with high productivity and
reduced mobility of workers while Salas and Bowers (2012) argued that employee training creates
competitive advantage, provides innovations and opportunities to improve employees’ skills, knowledge
and firm performance at large effecting the projects attained in a certain organization.
In Africa many urban organizations face challenges in their project performance due to lack of training to
the employees as explained by Martocchio and Baldwin (2015) that there is a growing awareness in
organizations that the investment in training improves performance of projects. Despite the number of
studies that have estimated the effects of training on performance which Zwick (2006), stated that
establishing the effect of training on performance of projects has been a matter of great concern in
management circles. Beside, Kerzner (2010) posted that it’s crucial that training should not be
performed unless there is continuous return on the dollar for the organization, and hence making
training to be a very crucial area in terms of project performance. Similarly, Kraiger, McLinden and
Casper (2004) criticized training as faddish or too expensive while organizations are facing increased
competition due to globalization, changes in technology, political and economic environments (Evarns,
Uganda as an African country located in the eastern region of the continent is not an exception as
concerns challenges that face project performances as per the public procurement and disposal act
(PPDA 2006 part II). It is important not to ignore the prevailing evidence on growth of knowledge in the
business in the last decade. The growth has not only brought about by improvement in neither
technology nor a combination of factors of production but increased efforts towards the development of
of the employees and certainly implementation of training and development is one of the major steps
that most organizations need to achieve project performance. As it is evident that employees are crucial
organizational aims and goals as a means of sustaining effective project performance. This therefore
calls for managers to ensure an adequate supply of staff that are technically and socially competent and
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The aim of the study is to establish the effect of employee training on employee’s performance at world
To assess the level of employees training at world vision Uganda, Arua branch.
To assess the level of employee’s performance at world vision Uganda, Arua branch.
To establish the relationship between training and employee’s performance at world vision Uganda,
Arua branch.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The hypothesis that is going to be used states that there is no significant relationship between training
in Arua city one of the newest cities established by parliament of Uganda on the 28th April 2020 and
became operational on the 1st July 2020 as a regional city for West Nile sub region. It lays in North
Western corner of Uganda boardered by DRC in the west, Maracha district in the north, Terego district
in the east, arua district and madi okollo district in the south and south east respectively.
In terms of content, the study focused on employee training as the independent variable being
measured using knowledge, skills and carrier development while employee’s performance is the
Meanwhile in terms of time, the study covered data of the last three operational years that is from 2020
to 2023, this is so because the researcher believes within this time frame, enough information valid for
The findings of the study will be used by organisations for the identification of areas that may require
In the world of academics, the study will contribute to new knowledge generation especially in the area
Also, this research will benefit scholars (researchers) who will conduct their research on the same topic
or similar one and as well as the university (Bugema University) as a reference to the already existing
knowledge.
The study was limited to the variables under study that was employee training and employee
other branches in the country which would have yielded greater results in the study.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.
The research was based on the theory of Salas and Cannon-Bowers (2014), the theory stated that
training created competitive advantage, as it provided innovations and projects attained in a certain
organization. He further stated that the impact of human skills plays a big role in the project employees’
performance of industries because without capacity building of skills, employees cannot be able to
operate machines.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK.
Figure 1 in the study showed the relationship between the variables in the study. Where training is the
independent variable which was measured using: knowledge, skill and career development. While
project employee’s performance is the dependent variable which was measured using: timeliness,
Training: this referred to acquired knowledge, skill and career development to execute a given task.
Project Employee Performance: This referred to timeliness of work execution, consistency of the worker
Timeliness: This referred to the period during which an action or activity takes place.
Consistency: employees know what is expected of them and what they can expect in turn.
Cost: This referred to the total funds required to complete a given activity or project.
Quality: It referred to degree of conformance and act to satisfy the need of facility users.
CHAPTER TWO.
LITERATURE REVIEW.
This chapter represented and reviewed relevant literatures that has been documented by various
scholars and authors in the area of study. The literatures have been reviewed in accordance with the
EMPLOYEE TRAINING.
Training is a learning activity directed towards the acquisition of specific knowledge and skills for the
purpose of an occupation or task (Cole, 2002). The focus of training is the job or task and to develop the
desired knowledge, skills and abilities of the employees, to perform well on the job required. According
to Garavan (2017) training is the planned and systematic modification of behavior through learning
events, activities and programs which results in the participants achieving the levels of knowledge, skills,
Training has the distinct role in the achievement of an organizational goal by incorporating the interests
of organization and the workforce. The project performance depends on various factors but the most
important factor of project performance training is important to enhance the capabilities of projects.
The employees who have more on the trainings have better performance because there is an increase in
both skills and competencies because of more on the job experience (Stone, 2012).
Training increases the employee performance like the researcher is saying in her research that training
and development is an important activity to increase the performance of health sector organization
(Ahmed, 2009). Also, there are three terminologies used in this environment, which is learning, or
education, training and development. Theoretically these terminologies are confused in their use Long,
et al (2016) keep clear that training and development is an organizational. Training and development
aim at developing competences such as technical, human, conceptual and managerial for the
furtherance of individual and organization growth and also postulated that the process of training is a
continuous one. Man is dynamic in nature, the need to be current and relevant in all spheres of human
endeavors make staff development a necessity, to keep track with current event methods. For example,
the changing world, there has been diversity in technology which makes the work to be more flexible
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.
Kenney et al., (1992) was of the view that employee's performance is measurement of performance of
an employee on the basis of the set standards by the organization. They demonstrate that good
performance illustrates how well an employee has performed his/her assigned tasks. On the other hand,
Aguinis (2009) was of the opinion that performance is viewed at two approaches, namely Tasks
Dimension of Performance and Contextual Dimension of Performance. The former includes activities
that allow the completion of tasks while the latter includes behaviors that make an employee act
Moreover, employee’s performance can be analyzed under certain indicators which are used to
measure individual performance in organization. This was for instance given by Aguinis (2009) who sees
performance indicators as procedural knowledge, declarative knowledge and motivation. In this context,
Aguinis (2009) shows it is not only training that can lead to the organization performance but there must
be some other catalyst like motivation. Another researcher said that employee performance is the
important factor the building blocks which increases the performance of the overall organization (Qaiser
Abbas and Sara Yaqoob). Employee performance depends on many factors like job satisfaction,
knowledge and management but there is relationship between training and project performance
(Amisano, 2010).
Karia, et al (2016) assessed the importance of training and development in Public Water Utilities in
Tanzania. The study found out that Training and Development is statistically positively correlated on the
performance of public water utilities in Tanzania. The study recommends the implementation of the
Jagero, et al (2012) examined the relationship between job training and employee performance on
Courier Company in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. The result of the study showed that works performance
has a positive relationship with the training imparted to the employees. In their view the more staffs are
trained, the more efficient they become. Mwapira (2015) investigates the role of Employees Training in
the Organization performance at Tanzania Revenue Authority, Ilala Tax Region Dar es Salaam. The result
reveals that, training is an important strategic tool for improving employee performance. Therefore, the
researcher suggested organization should keep on increasing training budget every year believing that
they will have competitive staff. Hassan (2011) scrutinizes the impact of Training and development on
the performance of administrative staff in the public sector organizations a case study of the Second
Vice President’s Office - Zanzibar. The result of the study shows that the training has a positive impact
on the performance although for the case of this specific study is different, for that there is a poor
RESEARCH GAP
So far, existing literatures on impact of training on employee performance such as on banking industry;
in Nigeria by Falola et al (2014), pharmaceutical companies; in Pakistan by Akbar and Hafeez (2014),
health workers; in Kenya by Wanyoike and Onyango (2014), Mangalore Pipe Industry; in India by Ramya
(2016). Most of these studies were conducted outside our borders and examined profit oriented private
sector and companies. Similarly, lack of sufficient empirical studies within the country gave enough
justification for the need to conduct research in this area. This is because the findings from other studies
might be quite different from what would be drawn from this particular study. The difference might
originate from the nature of the data, organizational operations and geographical location.
Therefore, this particular study intended to fill this gap by laying out impact of employee training on
employee performance in…………………………... At the same time, the study would give an insight on
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
This chapter describes the procedures and methods that will be used in data collection, analysis and
interpretation and they consist of research design, locale of the study, population of the study, sample
size and sampling techniques, data collection instruments, validity and reliability of data collection
RESEARCH DESIGN.
This study will use two research designs; firstly, descriptive research design because of its effectiveness
in analysing non-quantifiable topics and issues such as employee training and employee performance. In
addition, it also provides an opportunity to observe the variables of the study in a completely natural
and unchanged environment. It is less time-consuming thus much can be done in a short time (Nsubuga
& Katamba, 2013). Secondly, this study will use, correlational research design in order to establish if
there is any significant relationship between training and employee performance at …….... (McCombes,
2020). In addition, both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection will be used in order
to generate empirical evidence and also make a practical inquiry to satisfactorily respond to the study
The study was limited to ………………………. located along ……………………………………. in Arua city one of the
newest cities established by parliament of Uganda on the 28th April 2020 and became operational on
the 1st July 2020 as a regional city for West Nile sub region. It lays in North Western corner of Uganda
boardered by DRC in the west, Maracha district in the north, Terego district in the east, arua district and
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The study will comprise a sample size of……. respondents who will be from …………………………………………….
and will be selected using census sampling technique because of their few number that can be managed
Source: …………………………………
The study will use questionnaire survey method for data collection from the selected respondents with
the questionnaire designed in a four point Likert format having responses ranked in the categories of
Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree and Strongly Agree so as to enable the respondents have a wide
range of answers to choose from, eliminate biasness and also be able to cover a larger number of
respondents in a short time. In addition, these questionnaires will be administered by the researcher so
as to increase the response rate, probe pertinent issues further and clarify any issues that may not be
VALIDITY.
The validity of the data collection instrument will be guaranteed through discussing and critiquing the
appropriateness of the data collection instruments with the supervisor. After completion of the process,
………………………… and based on the responses from the 10 questionnaires administered, Content Validity
This procedure will be repeated until a CVI of ≥ 0.7 is obtained which according to Shi, Mo and Sun
(2012) is the lowest acceptable CVI for a valid data collection instrument.
RELIABILITY.
The reliability of the data collection instruments will be establish using the test and re-test method in
and after a week, a new set of the same questionnaires will be administered to the same respondents
and the result of the two sets of questionnaires checked for consistency. After which Cronbach’s Alpha
Coefficient (α) will be calculated using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) computer
program and the data collection instrument revised accordingly if need be. The above procedure will be
repeated until a Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient (α) of ≥ 0.7 is obtained which according to Ritter (2010)
and Tavakol and Dennick (2011) is the lowest acceptable Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient (α) for a reliable
DATA ANALYSIS.
Once data has been collected, the researcher will check the filled data collection instruments for
completeness and thereafter enter responses from completed data collection instruments into the
Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) computer program for analysis in line with the study
objectives. While objectives 1 and 2 will be analysed using descriptive statistics, presented in the form of
a table as frequencies and percentages, objective 3 will be analysed using the Pearson Correlation
Analysis where the Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) will be determined in order to establish the nature
of the relationship that exists between employee training and employee performance at
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ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
Once the study proposal and data collection instrument is approved, the researcher will obtain an
introductory letter from the Dean of Business School, Bugema University Arua campus and present it to
the the human resource management of …………………….. branch to introduce the title, purpose and
nature of the study and also seek permission to conduct the study at the organization. Once permission
is granted, the researcher will as a cardinal rule first seek the verbal consent of all selected respondents
before proceeding to interview them. In addition, to assure the privacy of the respondents, their names
will be omitted from the data collection instrument and the data collected will be used as a single unit
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