Analyzing the Influence of Selected Talent Management Practices on Employee Discretionary Work Behaviours in Organizations

Samuel Mwachiro Mwawasi

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Analyzing the Influence of Selected Talent Management Practices on Employee Discretionary Work Behaviours in Organizations

Samuel Mwachiro Mwawasi

Published in Journal of Human Resource Management (Volume 9, Issue 3)

Received: 30 August 2020 Accepted: 30 April 2021 Published: 19 July 2021

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Talent management is significant in every organization if it is to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Despite this knowledge critical talents remain scarce in many organizations which impair their growth and competitiveness. In many organizations, managers still maintain agency relationships with employees based on the assumption that employment contracts and rewards are sufficient to induce employees to contribute their best efforts towards organizational success. In many instances they ignore the value of providing environments where talents can thrive and be developed. This has made organizations unable to achieve their full potential. Available literature suggests that a range of managerial practices can be used to increase the likelihood of employees in applying their skills beyond the contractual prescriptions. It is on this basis that the paper endeavors to find out the influence of talent management practices and employee discretionary behaviour in organizations, main discretionary behaviours influenced by such practices and the relationship between managerial practices and employee discretionary behaviours. These objectives are clarified by literature from secondary sources that have demonstrated great consensus on the need for Managers to develop innovative talent management practices. These will lead to the emergence of new cultures based on teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Managers can also develop Innovative recruitment and selection processes that can lead to quick identification of highly talented employees and fit them in high performance groups to facilitate risk taking and innovation. This can be complemented by developing a positive psychological contract that can be influenced through rewards and career growth. These activities should be complemented with effective employee retention practices coupled with ethical and socially responsible leadership, to influence employee discretionary behaviours.

Published in	Journal of Human Resource Management (Volume 9, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.jhrm.20210903.12
Page(s)	64-68
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Talent, Employee’s Natural Abilities and Skills, Coaching, Personalized Employee Development and Guidance, Discretionary Behavior, Unrewarded Volitional Actions and Behaviours

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Samuel Mwachiro Mwawasi. Analyzing the Influence of Selected Talent Management Practices on Employee Discretionary Work Behaviours in Organizations. J Hum Resour Manag. 2021;9(3):64-68. doi: 10.11648/j.jhrm.20210903.12

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Department of Business Management and Economics, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya

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