The importance of talent management: a study of Chinese organisations

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the importance of talent management (TM) as a fundamental component of management philosophy and practice to auger contemporary competitiveness in Chinese organisations, which have forged transformational synergies with traditional forms of political interven...

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Main Authors:	Liu, Yi, Pearson, Cecil
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014
Subjects:	Culture Talent management (TM) Human resource management (HRM) China
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8059

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spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-80592017-09-13T14:33:47Z The importance of talent management: a study of Chinese organisations Liu, Yi Pearson, Cecil Culture Talent management (TM) Human resource management (HRM) China Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the importance of talent management (TM) as a fundamental component of management philosophy and practice to auger contemporary competitiveness in Chinese organisations, which have forged transformational synergies with traditional forms of political intervention and capital investment. Design/methodology/approach – A pluralist design was used, in which the quantitative and qualitative assessment was adopted with Chinese decision-making executives of corporations operating in the global arena. By using managerial responses, this paper offered a more nuanced and grounded understanding of TM in general. Findings – Although the results revealed that the concept of TM gained a significant footprint in the studied organisations, the influence of cultural nuances and organisational structural processes restrict the practice of TM, and, indeed, there is a need to have a Chinese characteristic. Research limitations/implications – This research underlies the importance of intensifying critical scrutiny of the relativity of TM, organisational practices and cultural heritage when developing future organisational leaders. Practical implications – The instruments for assessing the phenomena of TM and related concepts encourage legitimacy to extend the limited empirical research with more industries across different geographical regions in China. Originality/value – This paper addresses an under-researched area of world importance, namely, the critical role of TM, which is to optimise these scant resources in the worthy pursuit of economic and political stability in both the domestic and global contexts. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8059 10.1108/JCEFTS-12-2014-0026 Emerald Group Publishing Limited restricted
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topic	Culture Talent management (TM) Human resource management (HRM) China
spellingShingle	Culture Talent management (TM) Human resource management (HRM) China Liu, Yi Pearson, Cecil The importance of talent management: a study of Chinese organisations
description	Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the importance of talent management (TM) as a fundamental component of management philosophy and practice to auger contemporary competitiveness in Chinese organisations, which have forged transformational synergies with traditional forms of political intervention and capital investment. Design/methodology/approach – A pluralist design was used, in which the quantitative and qualitative assessment was adopted with Chinese decision-making executives of corporations operating in the global arena. By using managerial responses, this paper offered a more nuanced and grounded understanding of TM in general. Findings – Although the results revealed that the concept of TM gained a significant footprint in the studied organisations, the influence of cultural nuances and organisational structural processes restrict the practice of TM, and, indeed, there is a need to have a Chinese characteristic. Research limitations/implications – This research underlies the importance of intensifying critical scrutiny of the relativity of TM, organisational practices and cultural heritage when developing future organisational leaders. Practical implications – The instruments for assessing the phenomena of TM and related concepts encourage legitimacy to extend the limited empirical research with more industries across different geographical regions in China. Originality/value – This paper addresses an under-researched area of world importance, namely, the critical role of TM, which is to optimise these scant resources in the worthy pursuit of economic and political stability in both the domestic and global contexts.
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author	Liu, Yi Pearson, Cecil
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title	The importance of talent management: a study of Chinese organisations
title_short	The importance of talent management: a study of Chinese organisations
title_full	The importance of talent management: a study of Chinese organisations
title_fullStr	The importance of talent management: a study of Chinese organisations
title_full_unstemmed	The importance of talent management: a study of Chinese organisations
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publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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