Talent Management Systems and Employee Retention in Devolved Health Care Service Delivery in Kenya

Abstract

Employee retention and talent management concerns are quickly becoming the most pressing workforce management challenges of the near future as human resource management paradigms shift. This study was on Private hospitals which are health organizations formed and owned by individuals or organizations to provide health services to citizens. The general objective of this study was to establish the influence of talent management on employees’ retention in devolved health care service delivery in Kenya. Specifically, the objectives were to establish whether talent acquisition, and talent development influence employee retention in devolved health care service delivery in Kenya. The study adopted cross sectional research design where the target population comprising of all the employees in the hospital was used. The study population targeted administrators and doctors from all counties. These included County Executive Committee (CEC) Members - Health, Level 5  chief executive officers and Level 4 doctors-in-charge. This study employed both purposive and simple stratified random sampling technique to choose its sample. Primary data was collected using questionnaires, which were distributed to the officers selected to participate in the study. Questionnaires were the main data collection tool from the respondents. Multiple regression models were used for the purpose of analysing data (descriptive and inferential statistics) using SPSS Version 23 software. The findings from these statistics were presented in the form of tables. Inferential statistics in the form of factor and principal component analysis was also conducted. The inferences made were used to tell apart the major factors that influenced employee turnover in devolved health care service delivery in Kenya. The findings found out that, talent acquisition, and talent development significantly influenced employee retention in devolved health care service delivery in Kenya but to moderate extent. Therefore, recommendations focused on working on the maturity of employees, improving the working conditions as well as fostering the leadership. Future research should focus on determining specific factors that influence retention in institutions to assist companies deal with similar situations