Optimal Talent Management Model in the National Iranian Oil Company based on The Grounded theory

The aim of this study was to design the optimal model of talent management in the National Iranian Oil Company. This research is based on the applied data and in terms of the nature of the data, it is a qualitative data based on Grounded theory of the foundation on the Strauss and Corbin paradigm. The statistical population of the study was experts and specialists in the field of human resources of the National Iranian Oil Company, and the sampling was done purposefully and included 14 people. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. To analyze the data, the data coding method was used in three stages: open, central and selective coding with the Foundationchr('39')s Grounded theory approach. The research findings showed that the optimal model of talent management consists of causal conditions which are factors (internal and external), contextual conditions(organizational development), intervention conditions (organizational learning), pivotal phenomenon (talent management and development), action strategy (establish a comprehensive system of performance management) and ultimately the consequences, consisting of three categories of individual, organizational and extra-organizational consequences.