Integrating talent and knowledge management: where are the benefits?

Abstract

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine how the principles of talent management (TM) can be leveraged to enhance an organization's knowledge management (KM) initiatives. Design/methodology/approach -This paper critically reviews the literature pertaining to the emerging concept of TM and specifically that which focuses on ''smart talent management'' i.e. the fusion of TM and KM concepts. The authors offer insights as to how TM can benefit KM and then discuss these insights with a focus group of KM practitioners.Findings -The fusion of the two concepts has so far only been considered by human resource scholars who have tended to examine how learnings from the field of KM can be leveraged to advance TM. The authors confront the issue in reverse and identify five KM concerns -identifying key knowledge workers, knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, developing knowledge competencies, and knowledge retention -which they argue can be advanced through the application of TM principles. Their focus group confirms that these KM concerns can benefit from the integration of TM principles, but some more than others.Originality/value -The fusion of TM and KM has so far only been considered from a HR perspective. This paper examines the fusion of the two concepts from a KM perspective. Five specific KM concerns which can benefit from the integration of a TM approach are detailed and then validated by a focus group of KM practitioners.

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