ABSTRACT
Attracting, developing and retaining top performing teaching professionals in public
secondary learning institutions is vital. This is because it determines the ability of the
learning institution to achieve its overall target and goals. The general objective of the
study was to investigate talent management and performance of employees among
teaching professionals in public secondary learning institutions in Kiambu County,
Kenya. The study’s specific objectives were to determine the extent to which talent
attraction strategies affects the performance of employees, to determine the effect of
training on employees performance, to establish the effect of talent retention strategies on
employees performance and finally to examine how career advancement influences
employees performance amongst teaching professionals in public secondary learning
institutions in Kiambu County, Kenya. The research utilized equity theory of motivation,
Herzberg's motivation/hygiene theory and acquired needs theories. A descriptive research
design approach was preferred for this study where the targeted population to be studied
was 3617 teaching professionals working in the public secondary learning institutions
within the county government of Kiambu. The sampling technique employed was the
stratified sampling method to obtain a population sample size of 120 respondents.
Primary data used in the study was collected using semi structured questionnaires. The
questionnaires were pilot tested where six (6) respondents were used. This study used
Cronbach’s coefficient alpha to test reliability, where Cronbach coefficient alpha of not
less than 0.7 was adequate and appropriate for evaluation purposes, while validity was
tested using face, content and constructs validity. Self-administered questionnaires were
used on the respondents of the study through household drop-off survey method.
Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS while qualitative data was analyzed through
content analysis. Results showed that there was a statistically significant positive
relationship between talent attraction, training, talent retention, career advancement and
employee performance. The study concluded that talent attraction, training, talent
retention and career advancement are significant talent management indicators that affect
employees performance amongst teaching professionals in public secondary learning
institutions in Kiambu County, Kenya. The management of public secondary learning
institutions should therefore consider all these indicators for their schools to improve
employee productivity, service delivery and achievement of targets.
CATHREEN, N (2021). Talent Management And Performance Of Employees Among Teaching Professionals In Public Secondary Learning Institutions In Kiambu County, Kenya.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/talent-management-and-performance-of-employees-among-teaching-professionals-in-public-secondary-learning-institutions-in-kiambu-county-kenya
CATHREEN, NJAGI "Talent Management And Performance Of Employees Among Teaching Professionals In Public Secondary Learning Institutions In Kiambu County, Kenya." Afribary. Afribary, 31 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/talent-management-and-performance-of-employees-among-teaching-professionals-in-public-secondary-learning-institutions-in-kiambu-county-kenya. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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CATHREEN, NJAGI . "Talent Management And Performance Of Employees Among Teaching Professionals In Public Secondary Learning Institutions In Kiambu County, Kenya." Afribary (2021). Accessed October 12, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/talent-management-and-performance-of-employees-among-teaching-professionals-in-public-secondary-learning-institutions-in-kiambu-county-kenya