Human Resource Development and Employee Engagement in Nepalese Commercial Banks

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to analyse the impact of human resource development on employee engagement in Nepalese commercial banks by taking three human resource development components of training and development, career development and performance management as independent variables, and employee engagement as a dependent variable. Using the random sampling, 384 employees were selected, and a questionnaire survey was carried out to collect data. Using F-test and t-test, the study found that the training and development, career development and performance management have significant impact on employee engagement in Nepalese commercial banks. The study also revealed that male employees have more emphasis on performance management but female employees have more emphasis on training and development. Likewise, the employees up to the officer level have also more emphasis on performance management but the employees below officer level have more emphasis on training and development.

Training and development in Nepalese commercial banks

“…It is very important to improve the organizational performance of banking industry through the employee engagement and Banking sector had to improve the organisational performance through employee engagement and human resource development. Study by Hakuduwal, (2019) found significant impact on employee engagement through training and development, career development and performance management in Nepalese commercial banks. In addition Human resource practice of organizational culture, human resource training and development results positive and significant relationship with organizational citizenship behavior and employee empowerment results the negative on organizational citizenship behavior (Subedi, & Sthapit, 2020…”

Human Resource Development and Employee Engagement in Nepalese Development Banks

“…Human resource development is an organization's deliberate effort to assist staff people in acquiring behaviors, skills, knowledge, and attitudes pertinent to their professions (Hakuduwal 2019). Human resource development is a continuous process that is crucial for firms to improve company productivity and employee performance (Baniya 2006).…”

“…All motivated employees participate in and express themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally while performing their roles in organizational activities (Ahmad 1990). Every engaged employee has a positive connection with work related activities and endeavors of an organization (Niraula 2022).Employee engagement consists of three elements. The first is vigor, or performing with a lot of energy and persistence.…”

“…They show organizational citizenship, commitment to the organization, and honesty. They are always willing to go above and beyond in their work to ensure that the organization promotes the progress of the industry (Hakuduwal 2019).Engaged employees are concerned about the company's future. They show organizational citizenship, commitment to the organization, and honesty.…”

“…It is said that employee engagement with work and the workplace affects an organization's performance. The development of an organization's human resources and employee engagement are closely intertwined (Niraula 2022). Banking sector is considered to be an attractive sector for employment in Nepal (NRB 2020).…”