The role of organizational culture and talent management on employee satisfaction and commitment in Kuwaiti public sector organizations

Abstract

Objectives: Literature suggests the importance of research on organizational culture and talent management in terms of ensuring the satisfaction and commitment of the talented employees. This paper proposed and tested a conceptual model, that explains relationships among the organization culture, talent management, and resultant satisfaction and commitment of talented employees. Method: A survey of 352 public sector employees in Kuwait, was conducted and the data was analyzed through partial least squire method. Results: The results showed strong relationships among organization culture, talent management, and consequent satisfaction and commitment of the talented employees. The talent management, however, had higher impact on employees’ satisfaction compared to its impact on the employees’ commitment. Conclusion: These finding broaden the theory and policy related to establishing higher performing human capital systems by establishing the right co-existence of culture, talent, and employees’ satisfaction and commitment.