Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore

In today's global war for corporate business talent, organisations have emphasised attraction methods. But retention of talent - particularly in the competitive IT sector - has not received much attention. The high turnover of talent is increasingly becoming a challenging issue for organisation...

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Main Authors:	Osman-Gani, AAhad M., Paik, Yongsun
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Language:	English English
Published:	Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2016
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	iium-564422018-01-02T02:20:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56442/ Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore Osman-Gani, AAhad M. Paik, Yongsun H Social Sciences (General) In today's global war for corporate business talent, organisations have emphasised attraction methods. But retention of talent - particularly in the competitive IT sector - has not received much attention. The high turnover of talent is increasingly becoming a challenging issue for organisational management, especially for HR professionals. In this regard HRD strategies can play significant roles in helping organisations to win the talent war. Research in this area is scarce. This paper presents the results of an empirical study on the identification of major factors contributing to the retention of international IT talent in Singapore, one of the most vibrant economies of Asia where attraction and retention of IT talent has been an issue of high priority. Among the top five factors, opportunities for training and skills development and career development issues were identified. Implications of the findings are discussed for organisational policy decisions and for future research. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56442/1/56442_Factors%20influencing%20the%20retention%20of%20international%20IT%20talent_Scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56442/13/56442_Factors%20influencing%20the%20retention_article.pdf Osman-Gani, AAhad M. and Paik, Yongsun (2016) Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 16 (1-2). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1465-6612 http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=75366 10.1504/IJHRDM.2016.075366
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description	In today's global war for corporate business talent, organisations have emphasised attraction methods. But retention of talent - particularly in the competitive IT sector - has not received much attention. The high turnover of talent is increasingly becoming a challenging issue for organisational management, especially for HR professionals. In this regard HRD strategies can play significant roles in helping organisations to win the talent war. Research in this area is scarce. This paper presents the results of an empirical study on the identification of major factors contributing to the retention of international IT talent in Singapore, one of the most vibrant economies of Asia where attraction and retention of IT talent has been an issue of high priority. Among the top five factors, opportunities for training and skills development and career development issues were identified. Implications of the findings are discussed for organisational policy decisions and for future research.
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author	Osman-Gani, AAhad M. Paik, Yongsun
author_facet	Osman-Gani, AAhad M. Paik, Yongsun
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title	Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore
title_short	Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore
title_full	Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore
title_fullStr	Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed	Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore
title_sort	factors influencing the retention of international it talent: an empirical investigation in singapore
publisher	Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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Factors influencing the retention of international IT talent: An empirical investigation in Singapore

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