Challenges affecting implementation of talent management in state corporations – a study of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Abstract

In today‟s rapidly, dynamic, moving uncertain and highly competitive global markets, firms worldwide are facing major decisions and challenges in global talent management. The study sought to explore the challenges affecting talent management in the public sector with specific reference to Kenya broadcasting corporation. The study specifically aimed at investigating how organization culture affect talent management, determined how career management influenced talent management, assessed how the reward system affect talent management and evaluated how the working environment affected talent management. The study adopted descriptive survey research design.The study population in this study was the 159 management employees working at Kenya broadcasting corporation. Stratified random sampling technique was used. The study worked with a sample of 61 respondents. Questionnaire was the major research tool which was used in study. The data from the field was first coded according to the themes researched on the study implementation of talents at KBC. The completed questionnaires was reviewed for completeness and validity, coded and keyed into the computer for analysis using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The study found out that majority of the respondents strongly agreed that organizational culture is one of the factors affecting talent management secondly Career management was also a factor affecting talent management. In addition, the study found out that Reward system was a factors affecting talent management in Kenya broadcasting corporation. Finally the study found out that most of respondents strongly agreed that working environment is a factor affecting talent management