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A talent management, organisational commitment and employee turnover intention framework for a government department in South Africa
Submitted: 24 February 2022 | Published: 19 October 2022
About the author(s)
Wasnaar Mokoena, Department of People Management and Development, Faculty Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South AfricaCecilia M. Schultz, Department of People Management and Development, Faculty Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Leigh-Anne Paul Dachapalli, Department of People Management and Development, Faculty Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract
Orientation: Talent management should be used as a strategy to improve organisational commitment and reduce employee turnover intention.
Research purpose: The purpose of this research was to develop a talent management, organisational commitment and employee turnover intention framework for a government department in South Africa by determining the relationship between these three variables.
Motivation of the study: Most studies focus on talent management and organisational commitment in the private sector, with limited studies conducted on the development of a talent management, organisational commitment and employee turnover intention framework for a government department in South Africa.
Research approach/design method: A survey was conducted by using a non-probability sample of 372. A quantitative research approach was used. Data were collected manually by using a questionnaire. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data.
Main findings: The results of the study showed that talent management acted as a mediator between organisational commitment and employee turnover intention. There was a significant relationship between talent management, organisational commitment and employee turnover intention.
Practical/managerial implications: Talent management should form part of a strategic approach to attract and retain talent in the department. Talent management as the mediator explains the causal links between organisational commitment and employee turnover intention.
Contribution and value addition: The new knowledge was produced by the development of a framework for talent management, organisational commitment and employee turnover intention at a government department in South Africa.
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