Investigating training effectiveness of public and private banks employees in this digital age: an empirical study

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the pre-training and post-training variables influencing employee training effectiveness in the banking industry in this era of the digital age. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a cross-sectional research design and a structured questionnaire to survey the participants (i.e., bank employees) ( n = 702) for data collection. The data gathered from the surveyed respondents were analyzed using the Partial Least Square to Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings The research findings suggest a significant influence of pre-training (i.e., training environment, trainer quality) and post-training (i.e., trainee motivation, trainee self-efficacy, and authentic leadership practices) factors towards the bank's staff training effectiveness in this era of digital age. Originality/value The research is one of the pioneer attempts on training effectiveness that significantly open opportunity for financial institutions such as banks to meet the challenge of the fourth industrial revolution from a developing country perspective. The current study also contributes to the extension of the theoretical and managerial doctrine in terms of the relationship among the pre-and post-training factors to enhance training effectiveness under the scope of the financial sector's employees to manage human resources and their development in the digital age.