| The study examined the relationship between senior staff Qatari national employees' beliefs regarding training benefits as measured by Noe's and Wilk's (1993) benefits of employee training and employees' organizational commitment as measured by Meyer's and Allen's (1997) three-component model of organizational commitment. The study addressed the research question: What is the relationship between employees' beliefs regarding training benefits and employees' organizational commitment in a petroleum company? This relationship was assessed through a quantitative associational research design. From the study site, Qatar petroleum, a total of 283 responses were analyzed using stepwise regression analysis. The findings suggest that, first, there is a positive relationship between employees' beliefs regarding training benefits, as measured by personal; career; and job related benefits, and employees' organizational commitment, as measured by affective; continuance; and normative commitment, in a petroleum company. Second, personal benefits of employee training and age (i.e. a demographic factor) are the best predictor of affective and normative commitment. Third, career benefits of employee training and years of service (i.e. a demographic factor) are the best predictor of continuance commitment. |
