The Role of Talent Management in the Relationships between Employee Engagement: A Study of GLCs

Afdzal Aizat Ramli,Aerni Isa,Hazril Izwar Ibrahim,Nur Lyana Baharin,S.A Aljunid,M.A.A Mohd Salleh,C.B.M Rashidi,P.J Soh,K.N.F Ku Azir

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201815005060

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https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815005060

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Abstract

Talent management practice is crucial in relating the potential talent. The GLCs need to have a potential talent in order to continue the value creation for business competitiveness. Moreover, talent that possesses high level of commitment and engagement will add value in the organization. This study aims to examine the relationship between talent management practices and employee engagement of employees at GLCs. The sample included 230 employees, which were selected randomly. For this study the method for data collection uses a structured questionnaire and were analyzed using partial least square. The hypothesis in this study is accepted whereby on the empirical evidences, it proves the relationship between talent management practices and employee engagement‥

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In the contemporary world of work, to compete effectively, companies must recruit the top talent, but must inspire and enable employee to apply their full capabilities to their work
The questionnaire for talent management practices is adapted from research by [24] and [25] and employee engagement will be measured by 9-items Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9) based from [26]
The proposed model shows that 61.4 % of the proportion in variance

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In the contemporary world of work, to compete effectively, companies must recruit the top talent, but must inspire and enable employee to apply their full capabilities to their work. GLICs are investment arms of the government that allocate government funds to the GLCs. In addition to having ownership in GLCs the Malaysian government has an influence on the appointment of members of the board of directors and senior management positions. Many GLCs are rapidly growing, improving productivity and showing strong performance in their core businesses. GLCs are leading the way in performance in certain sectors such as banking, with Maybank and BCHB/CIMB showing significant improvement in their fundamentals. Some GLCs have made waves in the international market, raising the profile of Malaysian businesses internationally, as well as raising industry standards

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