A Study On Talent Management Practicesimpact On Employee Job Performance In Information Technology Industry

Abstract

The paper aims at understanding the Talent Management Practices followed in IT Industry and how it influences job performance of Employees with special reference in Chennai City, Tamilnadu. Human capital plays a very important role and hence the present study aims at apply the talent management practice and measure the job performance of them. The study also attempts to analyze various factors contributing to job performance. A well – structured questionnaire measures the responses and majority of the respondents are star performers. The Questionnaire has been validated to examine the relationship between various factors.The results elucidate that providing good working condition to employees, giving full  autonomy  to  employees,  encouraging  employees  to  participate  in  discussions,  arranging  need based  trainings  to  employees,  giving the    rewards  and  good    recognition  for  employees,    adopting fair   and   effective   performance   appraisal   method   for   employees and   providing   feedback   to employees  on  their  performance  are  main  talent  management  practices  adopted  by Information Technology  (IT)sector.  Significant difference  is  there  among  talent  management  practices  in  IT sector   and   socio-economic   profile   of   employees.   Performance   of   employees   is   positively, moderately  and  significantly  related  with  talent  management  practices  in  IT  sector,  Therefore,  IT companies should give adequate salary and perks to employees and they must have flexible working hours  for  employees.  Besides,    IT  companies  should    give  due  respect  to  emotions  and  feelings  of employees..