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Talent management process in Asia: a multiple case study

Jessica Li (Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA)
Amir Hedayati-Mehdiabadi (Organization, Information and Learning Sciences, College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
Jeonghwan Choi (Management and Marketing Department, College of Business and Public Management, Kean University, Wenzhou, China)
Feng Wu (Graduate School of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China)
Allison Bell (Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, College of Education, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, USA)

European Journal of Training and Development

ISSN: 2046-9012

Article publication date: 17 October 2018

Issue publication date: 29 October 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine talent management process in a region that has been influenced by Eastern culture.

Design/methodology/approach

This research is a multiple case study of six MNCs in Asia. Cross-cases analysis was used to reveal differences and similarities. The data were collected through phone interviews with HR managers and written communications as well as organizations’ websites.

Findings

The studied companies were dealing with several challenges regarding talent management process, including challenges of attracting and retaining talent, tension between subsidiaries and headquarters, tension between high potentials and non-high potentials and tension between generations. These companies’ strategies for addressing these challenges were also identified and discussed.

Originality/value

This paper revealed talent management orientation, the approach toward and definition of talent and context-specific issues regarding talent management of the selected companies in a region in which this topic has not been sufficiently studied in the past.

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Citation

Li, J., Hedayati-Mehdiabadi, A., Choi, J., Wu, F. and Bell, A. (2018), "Talent management process in Asia: a multiple case study", European Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 42 No. 7/8, pp. 499-516. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-04-2018-0035

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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