Abstract:
Talent management is of strategic importance for organizations across the globe. Organizations face formidable challenges
in managing talent. Although talent management is gaining attention in emerging economies such as India, there is scanty
research in integrated talent management practices in the context of developing markets. This study reviews the existing but
scattered measurement scales of talent management processes. Using a systematic scale development approach, the authors
employ exploratory as well as confirmatory factor analyses with a sample of 506 employees from 17 organizations across
three industries to develop an Integrated Talent Management Scale (ITMS). Numerous statistical tests were performed
to establish the reliability and validity of the scale. The analysis confirmed the theoretically identified dimensions of talent
management, namely, identifying critical positions (ICP), competence training (CT), development (D), and reward management (RM).
The study makes an important contribution by constructing and validating an ITMS that would enable researchers and
practitioners to measure talent management and its outcomes in a comprehensive manner
