Employee training and motivation as the predictors of Job performance: Empirical evidence from Indian insurance sector

In a present complex and competitive scenario, organizations need to retain talented and competent employees who perform excellent work in a congenial environment. Insurance industries are taking important steps to improve human resource and to achieve organizational success. The purpose of the research is to examine the positive and significant impact of training and employee motivation on the job performance in the context of insurance sector. Three variables were being examined, which includes employee motivation, and training as an independent variable and job performance as a dependent variable. For this purpose data was collected from one hundred fifty employees from various two insurance companies in India especially Delhi through questionnaires. Data from target respondents was analyzed in the form of descriptive and reliability analysis. Reliability test was applied to validate questionnaire. Multiple regression was applied to find the impact of independent variables on dependent variable. Findings of the study revealed that employee motivation and training have a positive and significant impact on performance of employees. Our study provides a refresh insight of the positive influence of training practices for increasing employees' capabilities. This study has several managerial implications and directions for future research.