Talent management practices on employee performance: a mediating role of employee engagement in institution of higher learning: quantitative analysis
Industrial and Commercial Training
ISSN: 0019-7858
Article publication date: 10 June 2022
Issue publication date: 20 September 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of talent management (TM) practices on employee performance (EP) and to explore the mediating role of employee engagement (EE) on the relationship between TM practices and EP in Malaysian private universities (MPUs).
Design/methodology/approach
The paper used both descriptive and quantitative approaches, and the unit of analysis of this research consists of MPUs academic staff. The research sample consists of 314 MPUs academic staff, and a questionnaire was used to collect data from the target respondents, while partial least squares-structural equation modelling was used to evaluate the study hypotheses through bootstrapping approach.
Findings
The research outcome revealed that TM practices that comprise of talent recruitment practice (TRP), training and development practice (T&DP), compensation practice (CP) have a significant effect on EP. Furthermore, EE partially mediates the relationship between T&DP, CP and EP, while EE does not mediate the relationship between TRP and EP in MPUs.
Practical implications
The research suggests that universities management should focus on TM practices as a tool to achieve and maintain EE and positive attitudes (EP) in relation to work.
Originality/value
The research makes substantial contributions to the literature by investigating the effect of TM practices on EP through the role of EE as mediation in MPUs. The research is one of the very few studies undertaken in MPUs. Therefore, the results of this research serve as a guide for the universities management to develop their institutional strategies and policies in a manner in which their employees’ success can be achieved and encouraged.International Journal of Business and Society.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank all the respondents to the study and those who contributed in one way or the other to the conclusion of this research work.
Citation
Abdullahi, M.S., Adeiza, A., Abdelfattah, F., Fatma, M., Fawehinmi, O. and Aigbogun, O. (2022), "Talent management practices on employee performance: a mediating role of employee engagement in institution of higher learning: quantitative analysis", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 54 No. 4, pp. 589-612. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-10-2021-0075
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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