Using Principal Components Regression (PCR) to Predict the Nexus between Institutional Training and Development Programs and Employer Performance in Private Universities in Ghana

Abstract

Aim: This study examined the nexus between institutional training and development and employee performance from private universities in Ghana using Principal Components Regression (PCR). Methodology: The study employed exploratory design through the quantitative and cross-sectional survey methods for data collection. The questionnaires were administered t0 384 respondents from the private universities. Findings: The study revealed that training on leadership behaviour and development modules is more prevalent in the private universities in Ghana (M= 3.2669, SD = 0.6918, Skewness = -0.8262, p-value = 0.0000). The correlation results revealed a significant positive relationship between on-job training (r=0.3570*, p-value = 0.000), off-job training (r= 0.2893*, p-value = 0.000), training on leadership behaviours (r=0.4019*, p-value = 0.000) and training on development modules and employee performance (r=0.5917*, p-value = 0.000). Using PCR, the results revealed that there is a significant combined effect of on-job training, off-job training, training on leadership behaviour and development modules on employees’ performance (F-statistic = 54.512, p-value =0.000<0.05). Recommendation: it is recommended that private universities intensify more efforts to train their employees. Also,institutional training and development programmes at the private universities in Ghana should emphasized more on-job training and off-job training and further improve their activities of development modules training and leadership.