BIMTECH Business Perspectives

Muneeb Majid Mir¹ and Shayista Majeed²

First Published 28 Oct 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/25819542241281186

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Muneeb Majid Mir, Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India.
Email: meermuneeb99@gmail.com

¹ Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
² Department of Commerce, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Abstract

Talent management is indeed a popular notion in the domain of management, coming to the limelight after the publication of book entitled The War for Talents in 2001. It aims to benefit organizations by way of recognizing talent, nurturing, and managing it effectively, thereby providing a strategic imperative to survive stiff competition. Given the gaining momentum, the present article aims to bring to the fore the concept of talent management as well as discuss its importance, correlates, and consequences in detail. In addition, the study endeavors to review different contexts in which this construct has been studied in order to get some insights about contextual relevance. To achieve the stated purpose, the article follows an extensive literature survey method backing upon various database sources including Taylor & Francis, Emerald, Science Direct, and JSTOR. Pertinent suggestions for future research have also been provided.

Keywords

Talent management, HRM, key positions, talent, strategy

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