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Effect of Teamwork, Employee Empowerment and Training on Employee Performance

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  • Iftikhar Ahmad
  • Sheikh Raheel Manzoor

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Employee performance is considered as the main and most important HR practice in every organization as it is the key through which organizations achieve their ultimate goals and they can only achieve productivity and efficiency through higher performance of employees. The thesis focuses to study the direct effects of teamwork, employee empowerment and training on employee performance in telecom sector Islamabad, Pakistan. Based on previous research studies, it is clear that only few researches were carried out on employee performance and its relationship with teamwork, employee empowerment and training, especially in telecom sector. Hence, 150 questionnaires were distributed among employees of three cellular companies such as Ufone, Telenor and Mobilink Islamabad, Pakistan to collect data for the study. To analyse the collected data, multiple linear regression was used on SPSS. The results of the findings showed that teamwork has significant positive effect on employee performance. The study also disclosed that employee empowerment has significant positive effect on employee performance. At last, the study concluded that training has significant positive effect on employee performance. Therefore, it is recommended for every organization to implement such practices in their organizations to improve the overall productivity of the organization and gain competitive advantage.

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  • Iftikhar Ahmad & Sheikh Raheel Manzoor, 2017. "Effect of Teamwork, Employee Empowerment and Training on Employee Performance," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 7(11), pages 380-394, November.
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