Effects of Talent Management Strategies on Career Progression of Business Educators in Nigerian Colleges of Education
Olatunbosun Emmanuel Ajisafe & Victor Imuentiyan Igbinedion
1Department of Business Education, Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo
2Department of Vocational and Technical Education, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Abstract
The study investigated the effect of talent management strategies on career progression of business educators in Colleges of Education in South West Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and one hypothesis was tested at a 0.05 level of significance. A correlational descriptive survey research design was adopted with a population of 177 Business Educators across all the nine Colleges of Education in South West Nigeria. A census sampling was used with the entire population (177) because of its manageable size. The instrument used for data collection in this study was a questionnaire titled Talent Management Strategies Constructs and Career Progression Scales (TMSCCPS) adapted from human capital index of the Human Capital Institute (2008). The instrument was subjected to face and content validity from Department of Education Evaluation and Counseling Psychology, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. The reliability test was carried out using Cronbach Alpha which yielded a co-efficient of 0.93. The data collected from the respondents was analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Linear Regression statistics. The findings revealed that the overall correlation between talent management strategies dimensions and career progression of Business Educators is positive and high. It was however recommended among other things that, there should be deliberate attempts made by college managements and regulatory agency at focusing on the development of talents which is equal to making systematic investments in human capital in Nigerian colleges of education.
Keywords
Talent Management, Talent Development, Talent Retention, Career Progression, Business Educators
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