A “coalesced framework” of talent management and employee performance: For further research and practice

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework that demonstrates the mechanisms through which talent management (TM) leads to the various dimensions of employee performance.

– A literature-based analysis was employed by combining concepts from TM and employee performance. The syntheses of these two concepts lead to the development of the conceptual framework.

– The findings show that, implementation of a TM system leads to employee performance, but a TM output mediates the relationship between TM and employee performance.

– This paper has contributed to the conceptualisation of TM and employee performance which will help to improve theory, research and practice in all fields concerned with individual work performance.