A Study On Talent Management Practices In India

Abstract

VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Compound and Ambiguous) environment have become the order of the day, so much so that they have become acknowledged by the terms like “perpetual crisis” in leading industry and business circles. This is essentially a signal by top industry professionals to it employees unanimously that should see the VUCA world as a permanent condition. Against the backdrop of this context talent management is giving sleepless nights to top HR professionals. Coupled with the VUCA forces, globalization, talent mismatches and knowledge economy has ensured an ensnarling talent crunch for organizations. Practitioners press is seasoned with articles on talent management and employee engagement still there exists a disturbing absence of lucidity around the meaning and span of terms talent and employee engagement. Understanding the complexity of today’s times complemented by the embracing of start- up revolution, the following research study sought to explore and investigate the relationships of talent management practices with employee engagement.