Must respond to this peer posted discussion in 200 words substantively at the graduate level. Arguments are welcomed as well as sound affirmations. “Motivation must be a popular area of study currently. My research also addressed this issue. Khoreva, Vaiman, and Van Zalk (2017) and Johennesse and Chou (2017) consider motivation as a means to address retention issues in talent management. Khoreva, Vaiman, and Van Zalk (2017) also addressed gender and the role it plays in retention. They found that women were more likely to be affected by perceptions of talent management effectiveness. Both studies show that there is a reciprocal response to these perceptions regardless of gender. They found that when employees perceive that organization values and invest in its employees that they will reciprocate and become more committed to the organization thus decreasing potential turnover”.