Abstract: The focus of this study was establishing the effect of talent retention on employee performance in state corporations in Kenya. Design adopted by the study was descriptive survey. A total of 162 state corporations were targeted where targeted respondents from the corporations were HR HODs. The study was a census survey, where all the 162 state corporations were used. Primary data collection tool was questionnaire. Permit for data collection was obtained from NACOSTI and a letter of introduction from the university. The study used descriptive statistics in analyzing quantitative data and for qualitative data content analysis will be used; SPSS was applied. The association between the response and the predictor variables was established by linear regressions analysis. Correlation analysis was applied in establishing the strength of relationship between this study variable. The study found out that talent retention has a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of state corporations in Kenya. It further established that Human resource policy influences the association between talent retention and employee performance in state corporations in Kenya. The study recommends that the management should adopt training practices regularly and other practices that motivate employees to remain in the organization.
Keywords: Talent retention, employee performance, human resource policy.
Title: THE EFFECTS OF TALENT RETENTION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
Author: KIRINYET, Agnes Chemutai, Dr. KARANJA, Ngugi, Prof. ODHIAMBO, Romanus
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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