MANAGERIAL TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS AUGMENTS OPTIMISM AMONG FMCGS AND PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS

Abstract

The present study is undertaken to investigate the managerial training effectiveness influencing upon optimism within employees of FMCGs and Pharmaceutical firms. The hypothesis ‘managerial training effectiveness illustrates greater optimism’ showed statistically significant results. This study has ‘quantitative ‘and ‘causal’ research design in nature, to further determine cause and effect relationship. Data is collected from 302 full time Managers from different departments of FMCGs and pharmaceutical firms, selected by way of ‘stratified’ sampling, and is analyzed using SPSS V 17.0. Two questionnaires were administered i.e. ‘Training Questionnaire: HR Assessment’ by The Inside Coach (2010) focuses on leadership, coaching, team building, relationship and communication, results and effectiveness of Managers, and ‘Optimism Scale’ by Scheier and Carver (1985). The findings of the study suggest that Managerial Training Effectiveness increases the level of Optimism of Managers. The outcomes of the study will be useful for the Management of FMCGs and Pharmaceutical Firms to formulate a strategy towards providing Managerial Training Effectiveness for the Managerial cadre, to directly influence and augment their level of optimism in challenging situations. Sahni (2020) proposes the multifold significance of training within the present era, marked by job-hopping, fierce competition and globalization. Training is used as an instrument to develop the knowledge base of the managers and allow them to transfer it on their works with a new formula for improvement in their optimistic performance for acquiring organizational success.