A A Model of Talent Management in a Faith-Based Institution: An Appreciative Inquiry

Edivaldo de Jesus Abel; Kepha Odiwuor  Pondi

Authors

Edivaldo de Jesus Abel Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies
Professor Pacific Adventist University, Papua New Guinea

Keywords:

talent management, model, faith-based intitution, appreciative inquiry

Abstract

Talent Management (TM) is the ability of an organization to acquire and retain skilled employees for competitive advantage. Both organizations and employees tend to be at a competitive advantage when organizations attract the right employees and develop strategies to meet the organization’s vision and mission. However, there is a dearth of studies on TM models for Higher Educational institutions (HEI). Therefore, the study aimed to develop a TM for HEI since many organizations emphasize effective TM for retaining high value for organizational productivity and employee efficiency. The study is anchored on attractive quality theory. A qualitative approach with an appreciative inquiry research design was employed to understand how HEI identifies and retains talented employees. Purposeful sampling was used to select 8 participants, including administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The data was collected using semi-structured interviews, audio recorded, and transcribed verbatim. The data was analyzed using HyperResearch, a qualitative data analysis software, by coding and grouping codes into categories and themes. The findings suggest that best practices in attracting and retaining talented employees involve an appealing institutional mission, advertisement, equal employment opportunity, and diversity. Accountability, employee motivation, and interpersonal relationships were among the TM practices. In addition, good TM embraces good work environment, institutional policies, and opportunities for scholarship. The study recommends use of position for positive influence without abuse of power to attract and retain talented employees. Future researchers might benefit from the study by empirically testing the proposed model of TM in HEI.

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