Determinants in creating a coaching culture for individual performance

• Main Author: A. Rahim, Nur Syafiqah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: HD30.2 Knowledge management
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/39018/5/NurSyafiqahARahimMFPPSM2011.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/39018/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to identify the determinants in creating a coaching culture for increasing individual performance. It also explores the relationship between coaching culture determinants and individual performance. In addition, this research seeks the strongest coaching culture determinant influencing individual performance among employees in United Meteoric Group Sdn. Bhd. As many as 60 employees were involved in this research through a quantitative survey approach. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science Version 17.0. Descriptive and inferential statistics have been used to analyze the data. Five coaching culture determinants which consist of manager commitment, link between business strategy and developmental focus, recognize and rewards coaching culture behaviors, training for coaches, and learning and development opportunities was analyzed to test the relationship between these determinants and individual performance. Further analysis indicated that coaching within the team and organisation progress towards culture change objectives have a relationship with individual performance, however, through the multivariate model, only coach within the team was found to significantly influence individual performance at p<0.05. In addition, results indicated all determinants have positive relationship with individual performance. Pearson correlation was used and found out of five coaching culture determinants, all four determinants positively correlated with individual performance at significance level of p<0.01. Only learning and development opportunities was found to positively correlate with individual performance at significant level of p <0.05. Finally, through the regression model, only learning and development opportunities determinant strongly influence in increasing individual performance at significant level of 0.34.