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dc.contributor.advisorGlaister, Alison J.
dc.contributor.advisorSpicer, David P.
dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorAl Amri, Raiya R.S.*
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-14T15:47:49Z
dc.date.available2018-05-14T15:47:49Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/15867
dc.description.abstractTalent Management (TM) is of growing interest within academia and in the strategic HRM literature in particular. Despite many attempts to study TM from different perspectives, it remains an ambiguous and elusive concept that is difficult to define and hence challenging to explore and address. Studies on TM are based within Western contexts and therefore it is questionable whether TM models and theories are transferable to other nations and contexts. This research examines the nature of TM in the Middle Eastern context of Oman, from the perspective of Institutional Theory. Through a qualitative, multiple case-study approach, data was collected from four banking and petroleum-sector organisations through semi-structured interviews. The findings suggest that the different influences of institutional pressures (e.g. nationalisation, competition, organisational characteristics) have significantly shaped TM in these organisations. The findings show that TM effectiveness and sustainability depends upon a range of factors including: generational differences, employee expectations, the role of expatriates and national culture. Thus, TM and its approach has to be understood and framed within the context of institutions which interact with organisational characteristics; this shapes the way in which the organisations define their TM approach in order to seek legitimacy, business continuity and effectiveness.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Manpower (Singapore)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>.eng
dc.subjectBankingen_US
dc.subjectInstitutional theoryen_US
dc.subjectMiddle Easten_US
dc.subjectOmanen_US
dc.subjectPetroleumen_US
dc.subjectOmanisationen_US
dc.subjectInclusiveen_US
dc.subjectExclusiveen_US
dc.subjectTalent management (TM)en_US
dc.titleAn Institutional Perspective on Talent Management. Four Case Studies in the Banking and Petroleum Sectors in the Sultanate of Omanen_US
dc.type.qualificationleveldoctoralen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Bradfordeng
dc.publisher.departmentFaculty of Management and Lawen_US
dc.typeThesiseng
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_US
dc.date.awarded2016
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