Talent Management Strategies and Employee Performance in TransNzoia County, Kenya

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of talent management strategies and employee performance in TransNzoia County government. The study was guided by four specific objectives that included: to examine the influence of talent attraction and employee performance in TransNzoia county, Kenya. The study was anchored on the expectancy theory. The study adopted correlational research design. The population of the study consisted of 1005 employees of TransNzoia County government. A stratified random sampling technique was adopted by the study to select a sample of one hundred and sixty three respondents to be drawn from the departmental heads and other senior officers within the sub-departments of the county. The study used structured Likert-scale questionnaires as instruments for collecting primary data. The study used descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze data. Inferential statistical analysis included multiple linear regression model that presented the relationship among variables. The findings of the study indicated that talent management strategies influenced employee performance in the county by; talent attraction (r=0.729, β=0.564, t=3.156). That the county selection and recruitment process was not free and fair but heavily based on nepotism and tribalism and that promotions were not conducted in a free and fair manner. The study recommendations included: The County to ensure that measures are put in place to create good organizational climate that attract the right talent where recruitment process is scientific. The findings of the study were significant to both the county leadership and of other counties in Kenya together with management of other different organizations in different sectors both private and public as well as adding to existing literature in the field of human resource management in general. Keywords: Talent Attraction, Employee performance. Title: Talent Management Strategies and Employee Performance in TransNzoia County, Kenya Author: Monica Chemutai Sutter, Dr. Elizabeth Nambuswa Makokha International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 11, Issue 4, October 2024 - December 2024 Page No: 33-43 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 04-October-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13890027 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Talent%20Management%20Strategies-04102024-2.pdf