Knowledge Management and Employees’ Performance in the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria

Abstract

The Polytechnic sub-sector plays a significant role to the nation’s economic and social development but its performance largely depends on employee performance. This research on Impact of talent management on employee performance with a focus on the Federal Polytechnic Idah in Kogi State is carried out to examine the extent to which talent management techniques influences employee performance in Kogi state. The study adopts a descriptive research survey design with employees of the Polytechnic used as the respondents. The study elicited data using 12 items structured questionnaire designed in a five points Likert scale. However, out of the total questionnaire numbering 400 distributed only 311 completed and returned the questionnaire giving a retrieval rate of 78%. The two hypotheses formulated based on the measuring indices of both the independent and dependent variables were tested using simple linear regressions. The research showed that there is significant positive relationship between talent management and employee performance in the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State. The study specifically revealed that there is significant positive relationship between employees’ career progression   and talent retention (r =.764, p-value <0.05, and that there is significant positive relationship between employees training and job satisfaction (r =.792, p-value <0.05. Based on the findings, this research thus recommends that talent management should not only be sustained in the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi state but be periodically reviewed to ensure employees talents are adequately integrated towards pursuing the objectives of the institution therefore leading to sustainable performance.

Keywords: Knowledge, Management, Employee, Performance, Polytechnic,