Journal of Economics and Management Volume 19, No. 1 March, 2023

The Effect of Employee Engagement on Talent Management and Employee Performance: A Mediation Model

Vincent Obedgiu

Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Eldoret, Keny

Department of Management and Marketing, Arua Campus, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda

Jane Sang

Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Charles Lagat

Department of Marketing and Logistics, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the mediating effect of employee engagement on the relationship between talent management and employee performance among academic staff of public universities in Uganda. The study used cross-sectional and quantitative research methods. A sample of 536 academic staff was randomly selected from a population of 3,335 academic staff of public universities in Uganda using the Yamane sampling formula with due regard to effect size and statistical power. A closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect data. Process macro version 3.2 and the bootstrapping approach were used to test the research hypotheses. The study outcome revealed a significant positive effect of talent management on employee engagement; a significant positive effect of employee engagement on employee performance; and a significant positive effect of talent management on employee performance. Employee engagement had a significant mediating effect on the relationship between talent management and employee performance among academic staff of public universities in Uganda. The research outcomes provide the basis for the management of public universities in Uganda to integrate the research model as a framework for engaging academic staff to enhance employee performance in the university to achieve the university’s goals and objectives. The research is one of the few studies undertaken in public universities in Uganda and makes an important contribution to the literature by bringing out the complementary mediating effect of employee engagement on the relationship between talent management and employee performance among academic staff of public universities in Uganda.

Keywords：Employee Performance, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Academic Staff and Public Universities

JEL Classifications：M1, M50.

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