Retaining talent in the public sector : managing the present while looking to the future

Sofia Pereira Dos Santos, Ana Palma-Moreira and Ivo Dias

This study aimed to examine the effect of public policies on talent retention in the Portuguese Public Administration and whether the participants' managerial status moderates this relationship. A total of 282 individuals, active workers in public administration, participated in this study, with 11.7% of the total occupying management positions. This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, using a questionnaire. The results showed that public policies (recruitment, training and performance evaluation) have a positive and significant effect on talent retention. Whether an individual is a manager or not has a significant effect on performance evaluation. No moderating or mediating effect was found. This study aimed to provide data that can inform managers' decisions and enhance talent management in public administration.

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Year of publication:	2025
Authors:	Santos, Sofia Pereira dos ; Moreira, Ana ; Dias, Ivo
Published in:	Administrative Sciences : open access journal. - Basel : MDPI, ISSN 2076-3387, ZDB-ID 2662651-2. - Vol. 15.2025, 11, Art.-No. 456, p. 1-20
Subject:	performance evaluation \| public policies \| recruitment \| retention intentions \| training \| Personalbeschaffung \| Recruitment \| Personalmanagement \| Human Resource Management \| Mitarbeiterbindung \| Employee retention \| Öffentlicher Sektor \| Public sector \| Hochqualifizierte Arbeitskräfte \| Highly skilled workers

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.3390/admsci15110456 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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