TY - JOUR
T1 - Talent management practices and work-related outcomes for South African academic staff
AU - Saurombe, Musawenkosi Donia
AU - Barkhuizen, Emmerentia Nicolene
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Africa Scholarship Development Enterprize.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study explored the perception of relationships between talent management practices and work meaningfulness, happiness, and turnover intention among South African academic staff. The participants (n = 160) were from a large South African higher education institution (HEI). For a measure of talent management practices, the participants completed the Human Capital Index. Work-related outcome measures included the General Happiness Scale (GHS), the Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and the Employee Retention Scale (ERS). Regression analysis results showed employee perceptions of talent management practices of talent acquisition and development, talent retention, management commitment, performance management, workforce planning, and staffing to predict their happiness and sense of work meaningfulness. Moreover, employee perceptions of talent management practices of acquisition, development, performance management, staffing, retention practices, and workforce planning predicted lower turnover intentions. Higher education management should invest in employee-centric talent retention practices for sustained academic workforce development and retention.
AB - This study explored the perception of relationships between talent management practices and work meaningfulness, happiness, and turnover intention among South African academic staff. The participants (n = 160) were from a large South African higher education institution (HEI). For a measure of talent management practices, the participants completed the Human Capital Index. Work-related outcome measures included the General Happiness Scale (GHS), the Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and the Employee Retention Scale (ERS). Regression analysis results showed employee perceptions of talent management practices of talent acquisition and development, talent retention, management commitment, performance management, workforce planning, and staffing to predict their happiness and sense of work meaningfulness. Moreover, employee perceptions of talent management practices of acquisition, development, performance management, staffing, retention practices, and workforce planning predicted lower turnover intentions. Higher education management should invest in employee-centric talent retention practices for sustained academic workforce development and retention.
KW - academic staff
KW - happiness
KW - meaningfulness
KW - retention
KW - talent management
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U2 - 10.1080/14330237.2021.2002033
DO - 10.1080/14330237.2021.2002033
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85125586057
SN - 1433-0237
VL - 32
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Journal of Psychology in Africa
JF - Journal of Psychology in Africa
IS - 1
ER -