MODERATING EFFECT OF CO-WORKER SUPPORT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAINING MOTIVATION, TRAINING ENVIRONMENT AND EMPLOYEES’ JOB PERFORMANCE

Mukhtar Shehu Aliyu , Garba Bala Bello and Ibrahim Ahmed (PhD Candidate)
Volume 9 Issue 2

Abstract

In Nigeria today academic staff are faced with problems regarding inability to be well trained and to achieve quality education, coupled with poor training environment in addition to poor job performance which results in many drawbacks to many Nigerian higher institutions. In this context, not much research has been conducted on training motivation, training environment and academic staff job performance moderated by co-worker support. This study examined the direct effect of training environment and training motivation, on employees’ job performance amongst academics. Drawing from Social Learning Theory (SLT), the study also examined the indirect role of co-worker support on the relationships between training environment, and training motivation on employees’ job performance. Data were gathered from 384 academic staff and were analysed using PLS-SEM version 3.3.7. The findings of the direct effect between training environment and employees job performance were accepted, while that of training motivation and employees’ job performance were significant and hence rejected. Similarly, the moderating role of co-worker support on the effect of training motivation, co-worker support and employees’ job performance was very significant and hence rejected but the indirect relationships of training environment with the moderator was accepted. The findings is a wakeup call for upper level management of the university to develop a strategy that would further improve on the training environment, training motivation, for managing the entire effective training process in the university. Finally, the study implications for theory and practice, limitations as well as conclusion and recommendations and direction for future research were provided and discussed. Keywords: Training, Motivation, Environment Employees, Job Performance, Co-worker support

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