The effect of talent management and employee’s performance of Delta State public sector in Nigeria

Abstract

Organization focuses on survival by finding ways to retained employees based on performance. The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Talent management on employee’s performance of Delta State public sector in Nigeria. The study used survey method and explored the relationship between well planned/ retained talent, top management participation /implementation, Programs / Techniques as talent and employee’s performance of Delta state public sectors. The research has applied the theory of Dynamic capability by Teece, 2016. To this end, a sample of data was collected from four thousand seven hundred and thirty respondents [4730] which comprises of the senior, middle and junior staff of Delta state public sectors in Nigeria. the result shows that talent management (Retained, top management participation/implementation, programs/techniques) all have significant impact on employee’s performance and the findings reinforce the need for Delta state public sector to adopt proper talent management as a strategy in retaining employees for better performance.