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Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE

Alsharhan, AM; Salloum, S; Shaalan, K

Authors

AM Alsharhan

S Salloum

K Shaalan



Contributors

M Al-Emran
Editor

MA Al-Sharafi
Editor

MN Al-Kabi
Editor

K Shaalan
Editor

Abstract

This case study aims to examine the status quo of an information system in the context of talent management (TM), in a leading group of companies that is under the ports and industrial lands sector in the United Arab Emirates. This study identified the major issues encountered by the target organization from the perspective of the employee. It also analyzed prominent state-of-the-art tools that can solve issues related to TM in the targeted organization, and proposed recommended solutions on a TM system implementation. The data obtained was mainly collected using open-ended interviews with the group employees, as well as qualitative information collection by the researcher through participant observation of mergers and acquisitions in the group. In addition, information from previous studies was also leveraged to formulate the case. The findings indicate that the major issues related to TM include career development plan, learning management system, succession plan, data island, and mobile-first. The study concluded that although it might be easier for the organization to extend their current solution to cover TM, a system such as “BambooHR” and “Ceridian Dayforce” may be worth considering to solve the current organizational TM issues. The outcomes of this case study shed light on the current TM challenges faced by a group of companies during mergers and acquisitions, and offer an essential case study for researchers in TM, HR, information systems and knowledge management.

Citation

Alsharhan, A., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 795-805. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_62

Journal Article Type Conference Paper
Conference Name International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems (ICETIS 2021)
Conference Location Online
End Date Apr 6, 2021
Online Publication Date Dec 3, 2021
Publication Date Jan 1, 2022
Deposit Date Mar 4, 2022
Journal Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems
Print ISSN 2367-3370
Electronic ISSN 2367-3389
Volume 2
Pages 795-805
Series Title Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Series Number 322
Book Title Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems
ISBN 9783030859893-(softcover);-9783030859909-(ebook)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_62
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_62
Related Public URLs https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9
Additional Information Event Type : Conference