TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYEES' PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

Autors/ores

  • Jolly Nyesigire Kakkayi PhD Student, Kabale University, Uganda
  • Alice Ngele Mwazuna Lecturer, Department of Business Studies, Kabale University, Uganda
  • Moses Agaba Lecturer, Department of Business Studies, Kabale University, Uganda
  • Ezra Munyambonera Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics, Kabale University, Uganda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejhrms.v9i2.2049

Paraules clau:

talent development, employees’ performance, public universities

Resum

This study examined the effect of talent development practices on employee performance in selected public universities in Uganda’s Western Region. The study was guided by Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory, and a convergent parallel mixed methods design was employed, integrating a cross-sectional survey of academic and administrative staff with key informant interviews. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 320 respondents, which included both academic and administrative staff of the two selected public universities (Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Kabale University). Quantitative data was analyzed using structural modelling techniques, and qualitative insights were explored thematically. Findings indicated that talent development had a positive and significant effect on academic staff performance but had little effect on administrative staff performance. The study contributes to theory by extending Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs through demonstrating how specific HR practices, such as development, map onto esteem, safety and belonging needs in resource-constrained public universities. Practically, the study recommends talent development initiatives aligned with performance expectations, while underscoring the importance of leadership and responsive human resource systems in strengthening performance in public universities.

Biografies de l'autor/a

  • Jolly Nyesigire Kakkayi, PhD Student, Kabale University, Uganda

    Jolly Nyesigire Kakkayi is a PhD student in Business Management (HRM option) at Kabale University in Uganda. Currently working as an Assistant Lecturer at Kabale University in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Department of Business Studies. Her main research interests are in Human Resource Management. She also has a passion for Auditing and Taxation Management.

  • Alice Ngele Mwazuna, Lecturer, Department of Business Studies, Kabale University, Uganda

    Alice Ngele Mwazuna (PhD) holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business Administration (Marketing option) from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya (March 2023). Currently working as a Marketing Lecturer at Kabale University in Uganda, Department of Business Studies. Her main research interests are in the areas of consumer behavior, marketing research and product differentiation & innovation.

    ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-9391

  • Moses Agaba, Lecturer, Department of Business Studies, Kabale University, Uganda
    Prof. Moses Agaba is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Economics and Management Science and Department of Management Science at Kabale University, Uganda. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB), a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) and a PhD in Business Management (KIU) specializing in Management Science (BM). He specializes in General Management, Strategic Planning and Management, Operations Management, Marketing Management, Business Ethics and Commercial Law. ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3867-9357
  • Ezra Munyambonera, Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics, Kabale University, Uganda

    Dr. Ezra Francis Munyambonera holds a PhD in Economics from Makerere University, Uganda (2013). Currently, he is working as a Senior Lecturer at Kabale University in Uganda and Head of the Department of Economics and Statistics.

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2025-10-01

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Vol. 9 Núm. 2 (2025)

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