Title:
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT; AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE) WITH DYNAMIC CAPABILITY AS MEDIATING FACTOR: A CASE OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN ZAMBIA

Authors:
Mutale Daniel Chanda, Zambia

Abstract:
This study sought to investigate the mediating role of dynamic capabilities on the relationship of training and development with organizational performance (Financial perspectives) in context of Public Service of the Ministry of Education of Zambia. The specific objectives were to determine the effect of training and development on dynamic capabilities, assess the effect of dynamic capabilities on financial perspective, demonstrate the effect of training and development on organizational performance (Financial perspective) and validate the role of dynamic capability on the relationship between training and development with organizational performance (Financial perspective) in the Ministry of Education in Zambia. The study was founded on a positivist research philosophy and utilized a descriptive and cross-sectional research design. The population consisted of 1288 secondary schools. Primary data was collected from 301 respondents using selfadministered questionnaires selected using a proportional stratified sampling technique. Descriptive statistics were computed to describe the characteristics of the study variables and structural modeling equation analysis was conducted to determine the nature and magnitude of the relationships between variables. The findings revealed that training and development positively and significantly affect the dynamic capabilities. Further, dynamic capabilities were found to have positive and significant effect on organizational performance (Financial perspective). It was also revealed that sensing and transforming contributed positively and significantly to the relationship of training and development with organizational performance in terms of financial perspectives. The results were also found to be consistent with the previous research on these constructs. The study recommended that the Ministry of Education should develop training and development practices that could be implemented in rapid changing environment within the available resources. The Ministry of Education should also be aware of every change in the environment and develop deliberate policies to do with environmental scanning for organizational financial performance in relation to training and development. The Ministry of Education should also take affirmative actions to help develop the other dynamic capabilities that would help in enhancing performance in the rapid changing environment.