Career Support for Everyone or Just for the High-Potential Employees? The Influence of the Exclusive Tm Approach on Career Developmental Tools
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Organizational career tools; Exclusive talent management; Career conversations; Personal development plans; Latin AmericaAbstract
Having integrated Talent Management (TM) and career literatures, we examine the influence of the degree of exclusiveness of the TM approach upon the adoption of career developmental tools. A quantitative study was carried out with 104 firms that integrate the top 300 Mercado ranking in Argentina. Results revealed the exclusive TM approach as the one offering the highest investment in developmental career tools; thus, contributing to the career sustainability of all employees. The intermediate exclusive TM approach was found as the prevalent one, evidencing the influence of the Latin American cultural background. Avenues for further research are suggested. This article is one of the first one to study the relationship between the TM approach and the adoption of career developmental tools, evidencing the way exclusive TM firms deal with the tensions of differentiating some employees and, at the same time, offering career sustainability initiatives to all the workforce.
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