HRM and performance—The role of talent management as a transmission mechanism in an emerging market context

2017/10/23 by Alison J. Glaister, Gaye Karaçay, Gaye Karacay +4
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences #Human Resource and Talent Management #Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/1748-8583.12170

openalex publication_date 2017/10/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

Abstract This paper investigates the link between HRM practices, talent management (TM), and firm performance and examines the role of HRM/business strategy alignment in an emerging market context. Through survey evidence gathered from 198 respondent firms, this study shows that TM, when focused on a series of practices aimed at developing workforce networks and social capital, is a key transmission mechanism mediating the relationship between HRM and firm performance. HRM strategy and business strategy alignment increases these performance impacts but is not an essential component in the HRM‐TM‐performance link.

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