Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li
Talent identification has become of strategic importance for companies who wish to succeed in today’s economy. Companies are engaged in an on-going battle to attract and retain talented employees. However, this is becoming more difficult as demand for Talents surpasses supply. Therefore it is...
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| description | Talent identification has become of strategic importance for companies who wish to
succeed in today’s economy. Companies are engaged in an on-going battle to attract and
retain talented employees. However, this is becoming more difficult as demand for
Talents surpasses supply. Therefore it is crucial for companies to be able to accurately
identify the right Talents that lead the company to future success. The purpose of this
study is to identify the key predictors of potential and to develop a model that will be
able to accurately identify Talents. This study is conducted among Malaysian adults
who are currently working and has experienced at least one performance appraisal
process using a self-developed questionnaire that was administered online. The results
from this study showed that only Adaptability and Analytical have a positive
relationship to Talents and after controlling the effect of age. |
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| institution | University Malaya |
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| publishDate | 2012 |
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| spelling | um-39332013-09-07T01:45:41Z Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li Seng, Shelly Shat Li HB Economic Theory HF Commerce Talent identification has become of strategic importance for companies who wish to succeed in today’s economy. Companies are engaged in an on-going battle to attract and retain talented employees. However, this is becoming more difficult as demand for Talents surpasses supply. Therefore it is crucial for companies to be able to accurately identify the right Talents that lead the company to future success. The purpose of this study is to identify the key predictors of potential and to develop a model that will be able to accurately identify Talents. This study is conducted among Malaysian adults who are currently working and has experienced at least one performance appraisal process using a self-developed questionnaire that was administered online. The results from this study showed that only Adaptability and Analytical have a positive relationship to Talents and after controlling the effect of age. 2012 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3933/1/1._Title_page%2C_abstract%2C_content.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3933/2/1_%26_2_INTRO%2C_LITERATURE_REVIEW.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3933/3/3_RESEARCH_METHODOLOGY.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3933/4/4_%26_5_RESULTS%2C_CONCLUSION_AND_RECOMMENDATIONS.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3933/5/6_REFERENCES.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3933/6/appendices.pdf http://pendeta.um.edu.my/client/default/search/results?qu=Talent+identification+key+%3A+predictors+of+potential+%2F+Shelly+Seng+Shat+Li&te= Seng, Shelly Shat Li (2012) Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li. Masters thesis, University of Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3933/ |
| spellingShingle | HB Economic Theory HF Commerce Seng, Shelly Shat Li Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li |
| title | Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li |
| title_full | Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li |
| title_fullStr | Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li |
| title_full_unstemmed | Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li |
| title_short | Talent identification key : predictors of potential / Shelly Seng Shat Li |
| title_sort | talent identification key : predictors of potential / shelly seng shat li |
| topic | HB Economic Theory HF Commerce |
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