Supervisor: Prof. dr. Mickaël Geraudel, University of Luxembourg
Title: understanding talent management in context: four empirical essays
Date: 9 December, 13h30
Venue: Kirchberg Campus, room D17
The defense will be organized in hybrid format, Webex link’s below. In order to participate on site (room D17), please write to ksenia.usanova@uni.lu to register.
Ksenia’s thesis abstract
Recent research has determined that talent management is a highly context-sensitive phenomenon. Indeed, the way talent is defined and managed varies from one context to another. Although talent management has been studied for the last two decades, the majority of scientific works still focus on the context of large multinational corporations with a prevalence of managerial views. Therefore, this thesis aims to contribute to the literature by challenging the dominant understandings of talent management (TM) through examining the phenomenon in the contexts that are less explored. To that end, four empirical studies were conducted constituting this thesis. The first study explores how talent is defined and managed in the not-for-profit sector. The second study analytically contextualizes talent management in micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises. The third study, in the context of the high technology industry, explores understanding of TM not only from the perspective of managers but also that of talent. Finally, the fourth study explores gender differences in quitting intentions of talent in the knowledge-based field. This thesis provides an important theoretical contribution to the talent management literature and offers useful practical implications for organizational leaders, managers, talented individuals and policy-makers.