TY - JOUR T1 - An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Assignment Practices in Training Programs and Training Motivation AU - Ismail, Yusof AU - M. Rafiuddin, Nurhana AU - Ismail, Azman AU - Zulfadhlizam Ghazali, Muhammad AU - B. Mohamad Faudzi, Mohd Hasbullah AU - Arshad, Mohd Mursyid JO - The Social Sciences VL - 7 IS - 4 SP - 575 EP - 581 PY - 2012 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2012.575.581 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2012.575.581 KW - Mandatory assignment KW -voluntary assignment KW -training motivation KW -relationship KW -military academy KW -Malaysia AB - The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship between training assignment and training motivation using self-report questionnaires collected from cadet officers in a military training academy, Malaysia. The outcomes of testing hypothesis using a stepwise regression analysis showed two important findings; firstly, mandatory assignment is significantly correlated with training motivation. Secondly, voluntary assignment is also significantly correlated with training motivation. This result demonstrates that training assignment practices act as important predictors of training motivation in the studied organization. In addition, this study elaborates discussion, implications and conclusion. ER -