Volume 13, Issue 1
1.School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, P.R.China
2.The School of Marxism, Central China Normal University, Wuhan Hubei 430079, P.R.China
Published： 30 June 2022 ，
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Liu Ruoxi,Tan Jiachao.A review of talent management research at home and abroad[J].Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management,2022,13(01):39-58.
Liu Ruoxi,Tan Jiachao.A review of talent management research at home and abroad[J].Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management,2022,13(01):39-58. DOI： 10.47297/wspchrmWSP2040-800502.20221301.
Since McKinsey proposed the term the war for talent in 1998
there have been numerous theoretical discussions and application studies in the Western academic world
and this new situation has put forward new requirements for China's talent management research. The research on talent management in China started at the early stage of reform and opening up
and there are still obvious shortcomings in the clarification of core concepts and disciplinary boundaries
the improvement of theoretical system
and the construction of research paradigm
etc.
which are yet to realize the modernization and standardization of talent management research. To grasp the research frontier
discover the research direction
and accelerate the pace of China's talent management research to strengthen its international connection
this paper systematically composes the literature related to talent management in China and abroad
elaborates the connotation of talent and talent management
theoretical discussion and practical research of talent management
and research methods of talent management
and puts forward feasible suggestions for the subsequent research direction.
Talent managementIntegrated frameworkLiterature review
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