Effect Of Talent Management On Employees Productivity
[A STUDY OF SELECTED FIRMS IN DELTA STATE]

The study takes an empirical inquiry to ascertain the Effect of Talent Management on Employee?s Productivity. The purpose of the study is to determine whether talent management has the potency to increase employee?s productivity in the Nigerian public sector especially in Delta State. The survey design method was used in the course of the study. The population of the study was 4,730 which comprises of the senior, middle and junior staff from five selected public sector in Delta State.

The sample size was determined at 364, using Taro Yamane?s Statistical technique. Out of 364 questionnaires administered, 273 questionnaires were returned in good faith. The paper employed both primary and secondary sources in generating its data and utilizes tables and simple percentages for data analysis. Three hypotheses were formulated and the statistical instrument used for testing the hypotheses was        Z - score at 5% level of significance.

Findings indicate that a well planned and managed talents increases organizational productivity and talent management provides the potentials for long-term competitive advantage. It also concludes that a well planned and managed talent helps employees to contribute optimally towards organizational productivity and top management participation in the implementation of talent management programs helps to improve employee?s productivity. The study therefore, recommends that organization should properly plan and manage their talent programs by providing adequate resources and encouragement of top management participation to ensure proper implementation of talent management programs that aims at improving employees? productivity.