Nurturing Talent: Unraveling the Impact of Employee Well-Being on Acquisition and Retention in Lebanon's Workforce

Abstract

This study seeks to understand the complex relationship between mental health and recruitment and retention of employees in Lebanon focusing on the effects of COVID-19, cultural norms and economic instability. Being a quantitative method that embraced positivism and objectivism with a deductive research approach, the study used survey research to gather data from 401 participants from Lebanese organizations. Using correlation and regression equations through SPSS, the study revealed strong positive relationships among the variables, which underlined the key elements of relation with supervisors and coworker to have significant influence on talent attraction and retention. Thus, the nature of work was found to be effective as an attraction factor, while its influence on retention was less profound; burnout did not affect either attraction or retention. These findings hold important implications for the leadership of organizations seeking to optimize performance, minimize turnover costs, and sustain competitive advantage by promoting workplace equality and health in the particular Lebanese context.