Talent management: Malaysian public universities Vs private industries
Abstract
Talent management has been lauded by literature as an effective method for organisations
to remain competitive and sustainable. This paper is a reflective study on talent
management practices in private industries compared to the general norm in Malaysian
Public Universities. Literature search for this paper found that in industries, talent
management is an organisation-wide effort and has the full involvement of every level in the
organisation. However, although Public Universities use talent management for capacity
building, to retain and attract talents, the approach in public universities differ from
industries. Talent management is found to work effectively and achieve expected results
when carried out properly. There must be clarity of vision and strategic direction,
recognition of what talent management deliverables are and periodic review and evaluation
methods before effective implementation of talent management can be achieved.