A Field Analytical Study to Measure the Impact of Talent Management on Job Satisfaction in Saudi Arabian Public Universities
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https://doi.org/10.56830/IJAMSSI202605Keywords:
Talent management, job satisfaction, Saudi public universities, human resources, succession planningAbstract
This study aimed to measure the impact of talent management on job satisfaction levels in Saudi Arabian public universities. A field study was conducted with a sample of 100 employees from Qassim University, King Saud University, and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. The study employed a descriptive-analytical approach and used a questionnaire as the data collection tool. The questionnaire included two components: talent management (recruitment, development, performance monitoring, motivation, and succession planning) and job satisfaction (its various dimensions). The results showed that the level of talent management implementation in Saudi public universities was high, according to the sample, and that overall job satisfaction was also high. Statistical analysis revealed a strong positive correlation between talent management and job satisfaction. Regression analysis demonstrated a statistically significant effect of talent management on job satisfaction, indicating that improving talent management practices contributes to increased employee satisfaction within universities. Conversely, the results showed no statistically significant differences in job satisfaction attributable to either the university or years of experience variables. In light of these results, the study recommended the need to enhance talent management practices in Saudi public universities by developing recruitment policies, expanding training and professional development programs, improving performance monitoring systems, linking incentives to excellence, and activating succession plans. It also recommended measuring job satisfaction periodically and using the measurement results in developing human resources policies within universities.
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