Lecturer’s Perspective on Talent Management in Private Higher Learning Institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

Talent management has been an ongoing focus in teaching and career development among lecturers in universities. However, this effective practice lies in the conduct of certain factors in an organisation. Some of the important factors that contribute to talent management of an organisation are; the ability of lecturers to perform, organizational culture and retention practice of an organisation. Hence, this paper took a milestone in explaining the relationship among talent management and three antecedent factors; performance, organisational culture and retention. Importantly, the research focuses on academicians who are teaching Information Technology related subjects. The leading universities in Malaysia have a tendency to lose competent academicians thus creating a gap in the organisational outcome. Thus, respondents were sampled from Private Higher Learning Institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The data was collected from 133 respondents who have been teaching in IT related modules. Hypotheses were built based on the relationship between variables and analysed using Pearson Correlation in via the SPSS software. The results showthat two hypotheses are not supported except for one of the hypothesis on retention has indicated a significant relationship with the talent management practice of the university. Information Technology is a fast growing industry as lecturers in this field need to be constantly updated in their knowledge, skills and ability. This requires talent management. Academicians who are unable to do this with the support and motivation of an organisation may not be able to offer their services in the university. Consequently, this can lead to poor outcome on knowledge delivery to students or the turnover rate may be affected. Overall, this paper has called for good human resource practices for lecturers in the teaching profession.

Influencia de la gestión por competencias en el desempeño docente en una Universidad de la Selva Central-Perú, 2018

“…Según el estudio realizado por Alanya et al, (2021) en la institución educativa N° 7259 de Pachacamac en 2021, se ha establecido una relación entre la capacitación de los trabajadores y el desempeño docente, con un coeficiente de correlación de Rho de Spearman de 0,596. A este respecto, el trabajo de Selvanathan et al (2019), señala que existe una conexión significativa entre la gestión de competencias y tres factores antecedentes, a saber, el desempeño, la cultura organizacional y la retención del personal. Por otro lado, Chiavenato (2020), sostiene que el personal debe participar activamente en programas de aprendizaje y capacitación para desempeñar sus funciones de manera efectiva, ya que sus habilidades y talentos deben estar en constante búsqueda de mejora.…”

La cultura organizacional y la gestión del talento humano en el campus universitario

“…Hubo también un estudio muy interesante realizado por (Selvanathan et al, 2019), quienes consideraron entre otros aspectos el desarrollo profesional de los profesores de las universidades. Esta práctica eficaz radica en la conducta de ciertos factores en una organización como son; la capacidad de los profesores para desempeñarse, la cultura organizacional y práctica de retención.…”

The Paradigm of Cadets of Motivation and Its Impact on Lecturers’ Performance in Maritime Education

“…Partially, compensation and talent management have a positive and significant effect on employee performance, while competence has no effect on employee performance. Furthermore, Selvanathan et al (2019) state that information technology lecturers require talent management to update their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Damanik et al (2020) state that talent management has a positive and significant effect on performance.…”

“…The findings of previous studies suggest the significance of talent management in the field of lecturer performance. Selvanathan at al. (2019) emphasize the need for talent management in information technology lecturers to update their knowledge and skills.…”

“…In summary, understanding paradigms, factors influencing performance, work motivation, and talent management is crucial in enhancing lecturer performance and optimizing educational institutions. Future research could further explore these areas to develop effective strategies for improving lecturer performance and facilitating knowledge transfer to students (Selvanathan et al, 2019).…”