Veronika Kabalina and Alexandra Osipova
This article investigates which definitions, indicators and instruments are used by the companies to identify and assess talented employee potential with successful performance on…
Abstract
Purpose
This article investigates which definitions, indicators and instruments are used by the companies to identify and assess talented employee potential with successful performance on future pivotal positions.
Design/methodology/approach
Empirical data were collected in 2020–2021 in 45 local and multinational companies in Russia with well-established talent management functions using in-depth interviews with human resource (HR) managers and consultants.
Findings
The study found a diversity of approaches to identifying and assessing talent potential with a predominantly contextual approach but so far with little focus on company’s strategic objectives. It was also found that companies assessed cultural (values) fit, social intelligence and impact, engagement and commitment as predictors of managerial and leadership potential of talented employees for future strategic jobs, in addition to characteristics of personal resources. The search for new complex and validated tools and methods of potential assessment under budget constraints show that companies have taken the path of experimentation.
Practical implications
The results of this research can inform talent and human resource managers how to identify and assess potential of talented employees for future needs of their organizations.
Originality/value
The paper contributes to the existing research in three ways. First, it offers a classification of approaches to potential assessment and explores the underlying dimensions of high-potential talent for future needs of a company. Second, it provides an overview of the current state of potential assessment in the companies in a non-western context. Third, it points out the challenges HR professionals face in implementing potential assessment for identifying talents in a new situation of unprecedented changes and uncertain future.
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This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
Talented employees play a critical contribution to an organization's ability to meet current and future challenges. To exploit the talent at their disposal, companies need to find appropriate ways to identify potential and use assessment techniques that can permit them to ascertain a top performing individual's suitably for specific future roles. 10; 10; 10; 10; 10; 10;
Originality/value
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