Talent Management and Employee Retention: The Partial Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment

Employee retention is the biggest challenge faced by human capital management in the modern and digital economy. Due to a growing shortage of talented employees, organizations are looking for comprehensive strategies to attract and retain potential employees. Talent management as employee management has a strategic role in retaining employees, as well as building organizational commitment. This study aims to determine the effect of talent management on employee retention through organizational commitment as a mediating variable. This research was conducted at a company based on agricultural technology in Cikarang. This study uses the census method in determining a sample of 83 respondents. This research uses partial least square method structure equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The result of this research shows the partial mediating model hypothesised was supported by the SEM model, indicating that retention management require both good talent management and a good organizational commitment.