Design and Development of Faculty Talent Management Process Model for Talent-driven Universities

The current paper was to design talent management process model for university faculty members of talent-driven universities. This is an applied qualitative-quantitative study in two stages. In the qualitative phase, the components of talent management were identified using semistructured interviews with 18 managers and faculty members of Isfahan University, Isfahan Medical Sciences University and Isfahan University of Technology through purposive sampling method with regard to data saturation, and analyzed using content analysis method and deductive inductive approach. In the quantitative phase, the pattern was tested in a survey. The target population includes all faculty members hired by the three universities from 2010 to 2015, respectively. Stratified random sampling method proportional to size was used. The sample size of 130 was calculated using Cochran formula. Then validity and reliability of the questionnaire were evaluated using a questionnaire and variance based structural equation modeling approach. The number of 107 Codes of qualitative research data was extracted and classified in 7 categories. The quantitative findings of this talent management process consisted of seven distinct dimensions of “identifying talent needs, discovery of talent sources, talent attraction, talent potential development, strategic use of talent, talent retention, talent assessment and consistency of talent management activities”. In the end, given qualitative and quantitative data a model for talent management process of faculty members in universities was proposed.