China’s economy is experiencing the most tremendous growth in the world. Many MNCs come to China mainly expecting cost-reduction and new market.  But these MNCs face a shortage of talents in China. Thus, the MNCs search the ways to develop the talents by themselves and retain qualified talents. But not all Western retention and development tools can be applied to Chinese employees. Thus the main question company has to answer in China is “How to retain and develop Chinese talents?” So in our study we intend to answer on this question and realize which tools MNC can use for retention and development of Chinese employees, and in what way it should adjust them with the cultural characteristics of Chinese employees. In order to achieve it, we conducted our research using different methodologies (literatures, case studies, interviews) to find the answer about effective retention and development of Chinese employees.

The study was initiated by Swedish Tennis Syd in collaboration with Halmstad University with the intention to examine the existing tennis talent development environments for 13-16 years of age players. The purpose of the study was to (1) examine the retrospective experiences of the talent de- velopment environments among players who already passed the focal age, (2) examine the retro- spective and concurrent experiences of the talent development environments among tennis coaches, and (3) examine the concurrent experience of the talent development environments among parents whose kids were active in tennis in the focal age. The study involved 14 participants whom had connection to tennis clubs within Swedish Tennis Syd’s working region. Data were collected through three focus groups interviews consisting of players, coaches, and parents. Eight major themes emerged from the data analysis: atmosphere in the clubs, organization of the training groups, amount of training, quality of the training, access to expert assistance, amount of competi- tion, combination of school and tennis, and, parental involvement. Each theme was analyzed within the group and across the three groups. The results revealed perceptions of the clubs environments and future recommendation to improve the talent development environments for tennis players of 13-16 years old. / Studien initierades av Svensk Tennis Syd i samarbete med Högskolan i Halmstad med avsikt att undersöka befintliga talang utvecklingsmiljöer i tennis för spelare i åldern 13-16 år. Syftet med stu- dien var att (1) undersöka retrospektiva upplevelser av talang utvecklingsmiljöer bland spelare som redan passerat fokus åldern, (2) undersöka retrospektiva och rådande upplevelser av talang utveckl- ingsmiljöer bland tennis tränare, och (3) undersöka rådande upplevelser av talang utvecklingsmil- jöer bland föräldrar vars barn är aktiva i tennis inom fokus åldern. Studien bestod av 14 deltagare som hade koppling till tennisklubbar inom Svensk Tennis Syds arbetsområde. Data samlades in genom tre fokusgruppsintervjuer som bestod av spelare, tränare och föräldrar. Åtta huvudteman framkom i data analysen: klubbatmosfär, organisation av träningsgrupper, träningsmängd, kvali- teten på träning, tillgång till experthjälp, tävlingsmängd, kombination av skola och tennis, och för- äldrainvolvering. Varje tema analyserades inom gruppen och mellan de tre grupperna. Resultaten visade på uppfattningar om klubbmiljöer och framtida rekommendationer för förbättringar av talang utvecklingsmiljöer för tennisspelare i åldrarna 13-16 år.

The word talent is becoming more important nowadays in a world where every-thing is getting globalizing. Along this thesis, the authors take a close look to the definition of talent and the role of the talent management theory. It is also mentioned other topics such as knowledge management and human resources management, and how both are connected to talent management through tal-ent itself. This process is mainly structured in three key elements: To find, develop and retain a talent. During the whole process, the concept of leader-ship and leader will be present. The authors use the world of sports as illus-tration to make the talent management and leadership topics more visible to the reader. Several experts were interviewed from different fields and with their knowledge and experiences, Íñigo and Andreas come to the final conclusion where it can be appreciated how business can learn and beneficiate from sports and vice versa.

The purpose of this study is to investigate factors which can influence the emergence of high musical ability during the developmental process of musical talent achievement, comparing students in Seoul (Korea) and those in Sydney (Australia). The main focuses of the investigation concern the comparison of musical giftedness demonstrated in early childhood, the developmental process, and various factors, such as the environmental and intrapersonal, which can affect the emergence of talent, especially in those of different cultural backgrounds. For this purpose, Gagn????s Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT, Gagn??, 2003) was adopted as an analytical tool for the present study, in particular for empirical research. A total number of 137 students and 88 parents participated in this research. Student participants consisted of two groups: young musicians aged below 10 who show high musical achievements; and teenage students who are musically superior. All students completed a questionnaire, and their parents also completed a questionnaire. Data showed some significant differences between students in the two countries. Three research instruments are employed based on Harnischmacher (1997). SCI (the Self-Concept Scale of Instrumental Abilities), GOP (Goal Orientation of Practice) and EAD (External Action Distraction) were included in the student questionnaire in order to examine intrapersonal catalysts (motivation) which can affect the developmental process of musical talent. A significant difference was found in SCI between countries. Self-concept of student groups in Sydney was significantly higher than that of students in Seoul among all age groups concerning musical abilities. However, there were no significant differences in GOP and EAD between students in Seoul and Sydney. Other differences emerged concerning the role of parents, expenditure on music lessons, time spent on practice, and environmental factors. In particular, cultural milieu was revealed as one of important environmental factors in the present study.

Thesis (MA (Industrial Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / This study was driven by a need that was identified within a large telecommunications organisation to establish the Talent Management competencies required of line managers, and to provide HR managers with a measure to constructively, rationally and purposefully manage the Talent Management performance of line managers. In an attempt to address the above research needs, the study set about to 1) identify the Talent Management competencies required by line managers in order to successfully implement the organisation’s Talent Management strategy; 2) formulate these competencies within a model, and 3) determine what the desired Talent Management outcomes are and how these relate to line managers’ Talent Management competencies. The initial part of this study describes the development of a Talent Management competency 360° evaluation questionnaire. This objective was achieved by means of a literature search, followed by the Critical Incidents Technique (CIT) of interviewing. The questionnaire consists of 8 dimensions and 43 items. The sample consisted of 123 leadership development candidates within this organisation. A total of 357 questionnaires were obtained. A comprehensive Talent Management competency model was developed that defines and describes the line manager behaviours required in order to successfully carry out the Talent Management strategies within an organisation. These competencies were evaluated against the outcomes of Job Satisfaction, Affective Commitment and Intention to Quit that the Talent Management competencies are meant to affect. Item analysis and dimensionality analysis were performed on each of the subscales, using SPSS. Thereafter, confirmatory factor analysis was performed on the relevant measurement model data sets, using LISREL. The results indicated in all cases satisfactory measurement model fit. Subsequently, the comprehensive Talent Management competency structural model was tested using LISREL. Reasonable to good model fit was indicated for the structural model. Ten of the 24 stated hypotheses in this study were corroborated. A notable unique result of this research presented itself in the significant positive relationships uncovered between the exogenous latent variable, Talent Management Mindset, and the endogenous latent variables of Attracts and Recruits Talent, Builds and Maintains Relationships, Provides Meaningful and Challenging Work, Remunerates and Rewards Fairly and Manages Work-life Balance. These significant positive relationships provide empirical evidence for the first time of the importance of instilling a Talent Management mindset within the line managers. Additional significant links established between Affective Commitment and Intention to Quit, between Attracts and Recruits Talent and Organisational Job Satisfaction, and between Organisational Job Satisfaction and Intention to Quit corroborates previous research findings.

In my diploma thesis I focused on above-average musically gifted children. Through interviews with extremely talented children, I try to look into their personal life. The aim is to find out to what extent they are disadvantaged by their talents compared to the average gifted pupils. The thesis is divided into the theoretical part in which I deal with definitions of musical talent, types of musical talent, musically talented children and their educational opportunities or ways of working with a gifted pupil. For the practical part, I chose interviews with gifted children, possibly with their parents and teachers. The subject of my interest was mainly pupils whose exceptional talent is in part a gift, but also a burden for their personal lives to face difficult situations.

The relatively new concept of talent management has been recognized to have a strategic role in disruptive business environments by both researchers and practitioners. A resourced-based view proposes that organizations should focus on internal resources and foster their own unique resources, for instance human resources. These unique and valuable resources are managed to become a core competence for facilitating organizations to seclude imitators and achieve competitive advantages. The proposition that initiate the research question of this thesis aims at delving into the relationships between talent management systems (TMS) and environmental volatility. The concept of talent management and other related theoretical concepts have formerly been theoretically ambiguous and remains empirically unexplored. This thesis aims to find out how TMS are managed in times of technology advancements. In order to achieve that goal, the authors integrated theoretical knowledge from the field of talent management and further developed a resource-based integrated TMS framework accordingly. Based upon a qualitative and abductive research approach, a single case study of a Nordic company operating in financial services was conducted to answer the research question and to test the framework. By following the order and structure of the framework, the semi-structured interviews were designed and analyzed respectively. The empirical findings reveal that strategic talent management proved to be of great importance in times of technology advancements. A lightweight structured talent management system addressing on flexibility and agility is managed to adapt to environmental uncertainty. Accordingly, the resource-based integrated TMS framework is reviewed and modified for future researchers and practitioners to use and further elaborate upon.

Article 12 of The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child grants each young person the right to express their view, have their opinion considered and have their say in decisions that affect them. Previous research on talent development in sport has however failed to recognise the voice of the young person or regard the participant as an autonomous agent. This study employed phenomenological enquiry to focus on the conditions of lived reality to afford the young person the opportunity to convey their unique experience. The aim of the research was to employ a participatory approach to explore the essence of young people's conscious experience of Talent Development Programmes in sport. My co-collaborators were eight young people aged between 13 and 17, (two females: netball and gymnastics, and six males: rugby 3, discus, angling, and badminton), who all attended the same school and were all members of a Sports National Governing Body Talent Development Programme. Over twelve months each participant utilised their individual preference to communicate depictions of self, drawing upon interview, conversation, Twitter, video, photo and observation of training and performance. Results were presented in the form of individual vignettes generated from researcher and participant interaction and constructed according to hermeneutical interpretation. Young people’s stories reveal the essence of talent development through the experience of uncertainty and endeavour; talent development experience teaches young people to self-present in response to perceived injustice; and individual progress is characterised by self-regulation and the pursuit of personal empowerment. The research demonstrates that when young people are involved in active decision making about their learning and their lives they feel better respected and understood. Academics and practitioners must now accept a responsibility to engage with the unique lived experience of the young person’s reality to find better ways to listen to the young person’s voice to support their talent development experience in sport.

O mercado atual reflete um ambiente global, complexo, altamente competitivo e volátil para as organizações, o que, no campo da gestão de pessoas, se traduz em desafios relacionados à escassez de profissonais bem qualificados e especializados. Pesquisas internacionais e nacionais do final da década de 1990 e dos anos 2000, dedicadas à área da gestão de pessoas, apontam frequentemente que, para se manter nessa realidade de aumento da concorrência global pelo emprego e a busca por Talentos, as organizações teriam que investir em atrair, desenvolver e reter os melhores profissionais. As empresas deixaram de ser as únicas protagonistas na oferta de emprego e passaram a investir na gestão destes Talentos. Diante desse contexto, essa dissertação buscou contribuir para a literatura de RH e de Gestão de Talentos, analisando a diversidade conceitual sobre talento, sua gestão e as abordagens teóricas sobre o tema. No objetivo central deste estudo foi proposto analisar a relação entre a produção acadêmica e a utilização no meio corporativo das práticas de gestão e conceitos de Talento em Administração. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo em caráter exploratório e descritivo. Na análise dos dados empíricos foram empregadas técnicas de estatística descritiva e análise de conteúdo com suporte do software NVivo. Procedeu-se a uma revisão de literatura sobre Talentos em diversos campos do conhecimento e em Administração, bem como a uma contextualização da produção acadêmica sobre Gestão Estratégica de Recursos Humanos. Contatou-se que o termo Talento é fluido e particular ao meio em que está inserido e que a Gestão de Talentos consiste em uma configuração de práticas para gerir os talentos na organização. Na fase empírica, foram analisadas, por meio de uma survey, 471 empresas atuantes no Brasil. Estas foram categorizadas quanto à prática formal de Gestão de Talentos e às abordagens inclusiva (todos são talentos) e exclusiva (nem todos são talentos). As empresas que declararam ter um programa formal de Gestão de Talentos representaram 75% do total da amostra e é maioria no que se refere à formalização das diretrizes estratégicas organizacionais e de recursos humanos. A população empregada nessas empresas tem maior escolaridade, são mais jovens e tem menos tempo de casa do que a das empresas sem o programa formal da Gestão de Talentos. A prática de abordagem exclusiva ou diferenciadora deste programa se mostrou emergente e estratégica no cenário nacional. Foram analisadas as definições de talento declaradas pelas empresas em relação à literatura deste tema, verificou-se que para cada empresa há uma definição de talento, mas que nestas há termos que se repetem nestas definições. Assim, foi gerada uma listagem com as palavras mais frequentes por categoria de empresa. A análise agregada dessa lista em relação à literatura de talentos e a de GT, possibilitou consolidar os termos principais em duas categorias de atributos de Talento, sendo eles: os identificadores e os qualificadores. Diante dos resultados obtidos, percebeu-se que as organizações têm intenção em praticar a Gestão de Talentos, sendo o seu desenvolvimento um desafio para o meio corporativo e para a academia. Ficou evidente o crescimento das publicações relacionadas a esse assunto no campo da Administração e a sua prática emergente e formal por organizações atuantes no país. Este estudo se limitou ao estilo descritivo o que não permitiu análises em profundidade e se restringiu à utilização de dados secundários. Sugerem-se para estudos futuros, técnicas de estudo de caso longitudinais e pesquisas que busquem apontar como as empresas podem operacionalizar a GT de modo estratégico e a possibilidade de identificar precocemente os Talentos em gestão. / The current market reflects a global environment that is complex, highly competitive and volatile to organizations. These organizations thrive trough modern challenges that are related to the lack of well qualified and specialized professionals. These organizations left the role of job offering and start to invest on attraction, development and retention of talents. International and national research, from the late years of the decade of 1990 and years 2000, dedicated to people management sector frequently point that to remain on this reality of increase on global competition for jobs and search for talent, the organizations would have to invest to attract, develop and retain the best professionals. On that context, this dissertation aim to contribute to the literature of Human Resources and Talent Management, regarding conceptual diversity on talent, its management and theoretical approaches. The main goal of this study was the analysis of the relation between academic production and its use on organizations, its management practices and concepts of talent on Administration. This study can be classified as exploratory and descriptive. For empiric data analysis, statistical descriptive analysis was employed as well as content analysis; both supported with the use of the software NVivo. Part of the study comprehend a literature review on Talent trough diverse fields of knowledge and Administration, with that, it was possible to put on context the academic production on Strategic Human Resources Management. It was possible to conclude that the term Talent is fluid and particular to the medium were it is presented and that Talent Management consist of a configuration of practices to manage the talents on the organization. At the empiric fase, 471 companies that have operations on Brazil were analyzed trough a survey. These were categorized due to its practices on formal Talent Management and its inclusive (everybody is a talent) and exclusive (not everybody is a talent) approaches. The companies that declared to have a formal program of Talent Management represent 75% of sample total and are the majority in what concern the formalization of strategic guidelines to human and organizational resources. People employed on these companies have higher education, are younger and have been on the company longer than those on companies without a formal program to Talent Management. The practice of exclusive or differentiation of this program show itself as emergent and strategic on the national scenario. Considering the literature on this theme, the analysis of the definitions of Talent declared by the companies revealed that there is a talent definition to each company, but there are terms that are common on these different definitions. From that, was generated a list with the most frequent words by company category. The joint analysis of this list with the literature on Talent and Talent Management has made possible to consolidate two Talent attribute categories: Identifiers and Qualifiers. With this results, it was possible to notice the organizational intention in practice Talent Management, been its development a challenge to both academic and corporative fields. The growth of publications related to the subject on the field of Administration and the emerging of formal practice by organizations with operations on Brazil has become clear. This study is limited to descriptive analysis and the use of secondary data; therefore it was not possible to proceed with in depth analysis. It is suggested to future studies the use of techniques such as longitudinal case study and the pursue of themes such as the identification of how companies can operate the Talent Management in a strategic way and the possibility to early identification of Talent in Management.

Os objetivos do estudo foram a) examinar a dinâmica do desempenho técnico (DT) em jogos reduzidos (JR) de jovens jogadores de futebol em um período de tempo de 14,5 meses, e b) verificar a influência das características antropométricas e de desempenho físico no DT. Os dados de 30 jogadores, considerados de nível elite, da categoria Sub14 (14,3 ± 0,3 anos, 170,5 ± 6,2 cm, 59,6 ± 6,2 kg) foram retidos para análise. Em 4 momentos distintos (M1, M2, M3, M4) de 1 temporada competitiva, foram filmados 16 JR e realizadas medidas antropométricas e testes físicos (Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1, corrida de 10m e 30m, saltos verticais [com e sem contramovimento]). Cada jogador participou em um JR em cada momento de coleta. A quantificação de ações de DT foi realizada através da análise notacional; foi registrado todo tipo de ação em que fosse observada uma clara tentativa de intervir sobre a trajetória da bola. Escores para cada ação originaram-se da frequência de ocorrência. Foram atribuídos escores para envolvimento total (ET), envolvimento com bola (EB), desempenho defensivo total (DDT) e envolvimento ofensivo total (EOT). Uma ANOVA de medidas repetidas foi utilizada para examinar as alterações nas medidas antropométricas e de desempenho físico ao longo dos 4 momentos. Para examinar as alterações nas variáveis de DT foi adotada análise inferencial baseada na magnitude do efeito (tamanho do efeito = TE); considerando como mínima alteração prática importante: TE >= 0,20. Para verificar a influência do nível de desempenho físico no DT, os jogadores foram divididos em \"maior\" e \"menor\" nível de desempenho no Yo-Yo IR1. Uma análise discriminante foi utilizada para examinar diferenças entre grupos, para ET, DDT e EOT. Medidas de estatura e massa corporal também foram incluídas no modelo. Diferenças significantes (aumento) foram observadas ao longo do estudo para as medidas de desempenho no salto vertical sem e com contramovimento (F = 6,75; p = 0,003; F = 31,1; p = 0,001, respectivamente) e no Yo-Yo IR1 (F = 29,5; p = 0,001), assim como para estatura (F = 43,4; p = 0,01) e massa corporal (F = 28,6; p = 0,01). Adicionalmente, os resultados mostraram uma \"possível\" diminuição nos valores de frequência de DDT (M1 vs. M3, e M2 vs M3). Em oposição, observou-se um \"possível\" aumento nas ações de DDT, de M3 para M4. Para o EOT, foram \"possíveis\" as reduções de M1 para M2 e de M1 para M4. Para EB, comparando os momentos M3 e M4, observou-se diminuição \"muito possível\". Uma \"possível\" redução de M1 para M2 e M1 para M4, para ET, também foi observada. Os resultados da análise discriminante demonstraram que o grupo com maior desempenho no Yo-Yo IR1 (capacidade de realizar esforços intermitentes de alta intensidade) apresentava o maior número de ações para DDT em M1 (vs grupo menor desempenho no Yo-Yo IR1 [Wilks\' lambda = 0,77; p = 0,03]). Este resultado não foi observado para os demais momentos do estudo (valores de Wilks\' lambda variaram entre 0,82 e 0,99; p > 0,05) / The objectives of the study were a) examining the dynamic of the Technical Performance (TP) of young soccer players in small-sided-games (SSG) in a 14,5-month period, and b) verify the influence of the anthropometric characteristics and the physical performance on the TP. The data of 30 players, considered of elite level, from the U-14 category (average and standard deviation: 14,3 ± 0,3 years, 170,5 ± 6,2 cm, 5,9 ± 6,2 kg), were kept for analysis. In 4 different moments (M1, M2, M3, M4) of one competitive season, 16 SSG were filmed, and in the same period, anthropometric measures and physical tests performance were collected (Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1, 10m and 30m sprint, vertical jumps [with and without countermovement]). Each player participated in one SSG in each collection moment. The TP actions quantification was executed through notational analysis; it was registered all type of action on which a clear attempt to intervene the ball\'s trajectory could be observed. The scores for each action originated from the frequency of occurrence. Scores were attributed to Total Involvement (TI), Ball Involvement (BI), Total Defensive Performance (TDP) and Total Offensive Involvement (TOI). A repeated-measures ANOVA was used to examine changes in physical and anthropometric measures during the 4 assessment moments. To examine the changes in the variables of TP, the inferential analysis based on the magnitude of the effect was adopted (effect\'s size = ES); considering as minimum practical important alteration: ES >= 0,2. To verify the influence of the physical performance level on the TP, the players were divided into \"higher\" and \"lower\" performance levels in the Yo-Yo IR1. A discriminant analysis was used to examine differences among groups, to TI, TDP and TOI. Measurements of height and body mass were also included. Significant differences (increase) were observed throughout the study for the performance measures in the vertical jump with and without countermovement (F = 6,75; p = 0,003; F = 31,1; p = 0,001, respectively), Yo-Yo IR1 (F = 29,5; p = 0,001), stature (F = 43,4; p = 0,01) and body mass (F = 28,6; p = 0,01). Furthermore, the results show a \"possible\" decrease in TDP frequency values (M1 vs. M3, and M2 vs M3). In contrast, a \"possible\" increase in TDP actions was observed, from M3 to M4. For the TOI, the reductions from M1 to M2 and M1 to M4 were considered \"possible\". Concerning the BI, comparing moments M3 and M4, a \"very possible\" decrease was observed. For the TI, a \"possible difference\" with reduction of M1 to M2 and M1 to M4, was also observed. The results of the discriminant analysis showed that the group with higher performance in the Yo-Yo IR1 (ability to perform intermittent high-intensity efforts) presented the highest number of actions for TDP during M1 (vs lowest performance group in the Yo-Yo IR1 (Wilks\' lambda = 0,77; p = 0,03)). This result was not observed for the other moments of the study (Wilks\' lambda values varied between 0,82 and 0,99; p > 0,05)