The Role of Training and Competence in Enhancing Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance: A Literature Review
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The technical competency and soft skills of employees are a crucial factor for an organization to improve employee performance. However, the existing literature ignores the psychological aspects that motivate employees to perform, such as job satisfaction.The study aims to explore the role of training and competence in positively influencing employee employee satisfaction and performance. Current research is design as the literature review study and use a qualitative descriptive method. The latest five-year literature review on training and competence was obtained from the national journal database indexed by Garda Rujukan Digital, and Science and Technology Index. Further data were selected and analyzed to answer the study questions. The study demostrate that there is a very positive influence between training and competence with job satisfaction. In addition, high competence has a crucial role in encouraging performance achievement according to organizational standards. Theoretically, this research contribute to the existing literature review on human resource development, with a focus on the strategic role of training to obtain employee competency.
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