Talent Management Literature Review

Rajesh Prettypal Singh

doi:10.19166/ff.v1i1.3804

Talent Management Literature Review

Rajesh Prettypal Singh

Abstract

The concept of talent management has attracted most of the researchers’ attention in the recent years. In today’s business environment, talent management becomes one important source of competitive advantage that creates value for all companies. In the current economic downturn, there is a high demand for talent in the organizations. The aim of this study is to examine talent management process in organizations. This article is based on a review of the academic and popular talent management literatures. The paper focused by clarifying the definitions and the importance of talent management and what factors influencing the growth of talent management.

Keywords

talent; talent management; employee retention

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19166/ff.v1i1.3804

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