Influence of Talent Attraction and Retention on Organisation Performance: A Case of Kisumu County Government, Kenya

Abstract

Talent attraction refers to technique that employers use to lure desired skills into the organization. This technique is administered in order to get the right job fits the order for organization to perform. While talent retention refers to the mechanism which organizations use to prolong the employee's desire to work for organization. It encourages employees to serve the organization for long period of time. Organizational performance refers to effectiveness and efficiency with which employees achieve goals and objectives in relation to organization's vision. The objectives of the study were to determine the influence of talent attraction on organizational performance and to establish the influence of talent retention on organizational performance. Research methodology involved descriptive survey design, stratified random sampling technique, target population of 500 employees and questionnaires. Data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis models then presented using tables. The findings were majority of the respondents agreed to large extent and very large extent that talent attraction influence organization performance. On talent retention majority of the respondents agreed to large extent and to very large extent that talent retention plays a vital role in the general performance of Kisumu County. The researcher concludes that Talent attraction plays a key drive of organization performance; talent retention is a pivotal factor in effective organizational performance. Nevertheless, the study postulates that there should be adequate measures to attract quality talent from the entire industry, proper measure to retain best talents.