Effect of Talent Management Practices on Employee Performance in the County Government of TransNzoia, Kenya

Abstract: Talent management mainly focuses on the employees identified by the company as talented. However, there is no universal definition of talent management. All the definitions of talent management include identifying, selecting, developing, appraising, motivating and retaining talent to secure the organization's sustainable competitive advantage. We can refer to talent management as the activities and processes which involve the systematic identification of the critical position which differentially contributes to the organizations' sustainable competitive advantage, the development of the talent pool of high-performing and high-potential incumbents to fill these roles and the development of the differentiated human resource architecture to facilitate filling those positions with competent incumbents and to ensure their continued commitment to the organization. The study aimed to examine the effect of talent management practices on employee performance in the county government of Trans Nzoia. The following objectives guided the study: to determine the effect of talent retention on employee performance in the county government of Trans Nzoia, The study was anchored on Human Capital Theory and Talent management Theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population of the study comprised management and a supervisory cadre of 100. The study used the census technique since the target population is small. The data collection instrument was a structured questionnaire. Pilot testing was done to test the validity and reliability of the research instrument. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and presented in tabular form. Data were subjected to correlation and Multiple Regression Statistical Methods. The study findings will help counties evaluate the importance of talent management on the performance of their employees. Based on the findings, talent retention was positively related to employee performance in the county government of Trans Nzoia. Therefore, the study recommends that the management of the county governments should consider means of avoiding employee turnover by providing job security and good working conditions together with working tools to save on the cost of fresh recruitment. The county governments should ensure they work on their image, provide quality work life and pay the employees well according to their efforts for employee attraction. The counties should also be able to recognize and dignify their employees as part of the organization and provide training opportunities to enhance high performance. Keywords: Employee Retention, Emloyee performance. Title: Effect of Talent Management Practices on Employee Performance in the County Government of TransNzoia, Kenya Author: Jane Mwangi, Elizabeth Nambuswa Makokha International Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM) ISSN 2349-7807 Vol. 9, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022 Page No: 33-45 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 18-October-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7225001 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Effect%20of%20Talent%20Management%20Practices-19102022-4.pdfInternational Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM), ISSN 2349-7807, Paper Publications, Website: www.paperpublications.or