Influence of talent management strategies on employee performance in the food & beverage sector in Nairobi County
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2023
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Mwangangi, C. K.
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Strathmore University
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In today's international business environment, talent management is an essential source of competitive advantage that creates value for employers. For this reason, organizations work tirelessly to attract, develop, and retain talent since they believe that employees are the only assets that lead to innovative business strategies and solutions. This study sought to examine the effect talent management strategies have on employee performance in the Food & Beverage Sector in Nairobi. The need for the study was driven by the existing research gaps, including the lack of sufficient empirical information on how talent management strategies such as remuneration, training and development, and workplace safety influence employee performance in the food and beverage sector. Talent management strategies (remuneration, training and development, and workplace health, safety, and well-being) constituted the independent or predictor variables, and employee performance was the dependent or outcome variable. The expectancy theory made for the theoretical framework for the study. The study followed the positivist research paradigm, and a correlational research design was employed for which the purpose was to determine the relationship between the variables. The target population consisted of 135 food and beverage firms in the Nairobi metropolitan region that formed the units of analysis for the study. A cluster sampling technique was used to create a sample size of 405 respondents, and structured questionnaires used to collect data. Out of the targeted 405 questions, 364 were completed and returned on time, meaning the recommended criteria of a 75% response rate was fulfilled. The questionnaires were cleaned, evaluated for integrity, and triangulated to draw conclusive observations for inference. The data was then analyzed using descriptive, correlational, and inferential statistics via Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study found remuneration to have a positive and significant impact on employee performance. Training and development and workplace health, safety, and well-being were found to have a positive and non-significant impact on employee performance in food and beverage. Therefore, the study concluded that out of the three talent management strategies, only remuneration was a significant predictor of employee performance. Therefore, the study recommends that food and beverage companies in Nairobi should pay special attention to remuneration to drive employee performance. The study urges future researchers to examine other strategies of talent management.
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Mwangangi, C. K. (2023). Influence of talent management strategies on employee performance in the food & beverage sector in Nairobi County [Strathmore University]. http://hdl.handle.net/11071/13455