Examining the Effects of Job Training-Fit on Employee Creativity and Performance

Abstract

The importance of having a job different from the one for which one is trained for has become very important in recent times given the huge costs organizations incur with regards to training of their staff. Generally, there is a consensus within the literature that, there might be high level of employee creativity when the training given them fits their job descriptions. This conceptual paper investigates the link between job training-fit and employee creativity as well as the effect this may have on staff performance. The extant literature was reviewed on key constructs like job training-fit, employee creativity and performance. The paper further analyzes the theoretical framework related to the main constructs to understand the nature of relationship among them. Evidence that adequately shows a direct link between job training-fit and employee creativity and performance is limited. Consequently, empirical research is therefore needed in the future to assess the discussed proposition in this paper.  Ultimately the paper concludes with recommendation on directions for future research. Apparently, there appears to be a need to apply different levels of analysis to explore the effect of job training-fit on employee creativity and performance.