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Ibrahim, Mohamed E
- Job Satisfaction and Performance of Government Employees in UAE
Authors
1 Department of Accounting College of Business and Management University of Sharjah, AE
2 Ministry of Health, AE
Source
Journal of Management Research, Vol 4, No 1 (2004), Pagination: 1-12Abstract
This paper reports the results of studying the relationship between self-rated performance and job satisfaction among government employees in the United Arab Emirates. The paper also addresses the effects of some moderating variables such as gender, age, tenure, marital status, position and nationality on the relationship between performance and satisfaction. Data from 382 employees working at nine government offices were analyzed using reliability, factor analysis, correlation and regression analyses. The results indicated no significant relationship between self-rated performance and overall job satisfaction. However, self-rated performance, position and nationality were significant factors affecting some job satisfaction facets (i.e., pay and benefits, professional development, and work environment). In addition, age, gender, and marital status had no effect on overall satisfaction or its facets.Keywords
Self-Rated Performance, Job Satisfaction, Job PerformanceReferences
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- Measuring Training Effectiveness
Authors
1 Department of Accounting College of Business and Management University of Sharjah Sharjah, AE
Source
Journal of Management Research, Vol 4, No 3 (2004), Pagination: 147-155Abstract
This paper examines the effectiveness of a training program offered to 94 trainees at two locations of a training institute in UAE. The researcher extracted the needed data from the records of the institute for the year 2003. The paper focused on trainees' reactions to the training program (i.e., its materials and instructors) and the level of skills and knowledge gained from the program as the primary measures for effectiveness. Alpha analysis and t-tests were used to judge data reliability and the statistical significance of the measures of effectiveness. A regression analysis was also used to determine the role of perceived training usefulness and a trainee's effort to gain skills and knowledge in explaining achieved level of effectiveness.
The results indicate significant positive reactions to the training program. They also indicate significant increase in trainees' skills and knowledge as a result of the training. In addition, perceived training usefulness and trainees' effort to gain skills and knowledge were significant variables in explaining training effectiveness, after controlling for the effects of demographic variables.
Keywords
Training EffectivenessReferences
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