Abstract: The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of talent management practices on employee performance among Commercial Based State Corporations in Kenya. This study focused on Purely Commercial State Corporation and Strategic State Corporations. The specific objectives addressed were; determining the effect of talent development, career development and Work-life balance on employee performance among Commercial State Corporations in Kenya. Stratified random sampling was used to select 55 Purely Commercial State Corporations and Strategic Commercial State Corporations. From the population of 55 parastatals, 48 parastatals were selected using Miller and Brewer’s (2003) sampling technique. From the selected parastatals a total of 48 respondents were purposively selected. Quantitative data was collected using questionnaires. To establish the effect of talent management practices on employee performance, multiple regressions was computed. Hypotheses of the study were tested using ANOVA. Pilot study was conducted on 10% of the study sample. The results were presented descriptively using frequency tables and pie charts. The findings of the study showed that talent development had a positive significant effect on the performance of employees among Commercial Based State Corporations in Kenya, Career development had a positive significant effect on the performance of employees among Commercial Based State Corporations in Kenya and Work-life balance had a positive significant effect on the performance of employees among Commercial Based State Corporations in Kenya. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended that organizations should have in-house talent management programs which are aligned with the organizational goals to ensure maximum employee productivity among others.
Keywords: Talent Management, Talent Development, Career Development, Work-Life Balance, Employee Performance.
Title: Effect of Talent Management Practices on Employee Performance among Commercial Based State Corporations in Kenya
Author: Faith M Ndolo, Dr. William K Kingi, Dr. Mary P Ibua
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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