An Analysis of Learning and Development Offerings as a Motivational Tool for Productivity in Organisations (A Qualitative Study of Human Resource Management Practitioners in Ireland)

Isede, Emmanuella Nkem (2022) An Analysis of Learning and Development Offerings as a Motivational Tool for Productivity in Organisations (A Qualitative Study of Human Resource Management Practitioners in Ireland). Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

This study attempted to peruse the opinions and perceptions of Human resources management practitioners in Ireland around learning and development offerings as a motivational tool for productivity. The reasoning of this study makes the case that learning, and development contributes to a sustained and renewed effort to motivate employees, communicate effectively, and carry out work within firms to boost productivity and the findings from this study proves that. It argues that the offerings made by firms plays a crucial role on the productive levels of employees.

This dissertation starts by linking strategic human resources and strategic learning and development with the purpose of linking all of these with overall business strategy, as well as delving into the importance of learning and development, learning and development offerings alongside its challenges with the sole aim of finding out which plays a part on the productivity of these practitioners in Ireland. The research strategy employed for this work was in form of semi-structured interviews with an epistemological philosophical framework all under a qualitative method of data collection as well as analysis. To come up with themes from existing literature as well as from respondents, thematic analysis was utilised.

Using a snowball method, individuals familiar to the researcher were interviewed. Similarly, the study was carried out with HRM Practitioners working full time in various firms across Ireland. Six (6) participants were involved in this study who made positive remarks towards learning and development and how it plays a huge part in their productivity as employees, giving new insights that was used as a basis for this study.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	HRM (Human resources management); SHRM (Strategic Human resources management); L&D (Learning and development); productivity; motivation; e-learning (electronic learning); blended learning; COVID 19’ (Corona virus disease 2019)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > Ireland H Social Sciences > Economics > Microeconomics > Production (Economic theory) > Industrial productivity > Labor productivity H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management > Performance Management > Motivation H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management > Training and Development
Divisions:	School of Business > Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
Depositing User:	Clara Chan
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2022 14:16
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2022 14:16
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/5877

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