Title: Improving adaptive performance of banking employees in Ghana through talent management practices: does self-efficacy matter?

Authors: Emmanuel Essandoh; Rebecca Dei Mensah; Elizabeth Annan-Prah; Isaac Tetteh Kwao; Evelyn Murson

Addresses: University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana ' University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana ' University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana ' University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana ' University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to empirically examine the role of self-efficacy in the nexus between talent management practices and adaptive performance of employees at selected banks in Ghana. The study employed an explanatory research design and a quantitative research approach. Also, a primary data from 196 randomly selected participants was attained by employing the use of survey method. Further, a second-order model was configured in SMART PLS for testing of the directional hypotheses formulated. The research findings revealed a positive association between talent management practices and adaptive performance. Also, the moderation analysis showed that self-efficacy positively moderates, however small, the positive relationship between talent management and adaptive performance. The practical implication is that the findings will urge management of the selected banks to adopt particular initiatives, i.e., ensure job demands are appropriate, improve training and professional development practices, enhance employees' self-management and improve coaching strategies that are likely to boost employees' self-efficacy in order cushion them in dealing with novel activities. By originality, this study empirically offers a Ghanaian perspective on the nexus between talent management practices and adaptive performance and self-efficacy as a moderator among employees of selected banks in the Sub-Saharan African context.

Keywords: talent management; self-efficacy; adaptive performance; bank; Ghana.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWI.2024.139440

International Journal of Work Innovation, 2024 Vol.5 No.3, pp.205 - 225

Received: 15 Mar 2023
Accepted: 24 May 2023
Published online: 02 Jul 2024 *

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