The phenomenon of young talent management in Russia—A context‐embedded analysis

This article describes the particularities of young talent management (TM) in Russia and explains them through a context‐specific analysis. It adopts a multilevel perspective that acknowledges the relevance of context at three levels: the macro environment, the organizational, and the individual. Da...

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Published in:Human resource management 2018-03, Vol.57 (2), p.437-455
Main Authors: Muratbekova‐Touron, Maral, Kabalina, Veronika, Festing, Marion
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
contextualization
Human resource management
multilevel context perspective
Multinational corporations
Russia
Subsidiaries
Talent management
young talent
Younger workers
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Summary:This article describes the particularities of young talent management (TM) in Russia and explains them through a context‐specific analysis. It adopts a multilevel perspective that acknowledges the relevance of context at three levels: the macro environment, the organizational, and the individual. Data were gathered through 46 interviews with HR managers and young talents from six Russian companies and six Russian subsidiaries of foreign multinational companies (MNCs) active in a variety of industries. Following the contextualization approach, this study offers important insights into the interplay between macro, organizational, and individual factors as well as their isolated or interrelated effects on TM. While multilevel contextualization provides the rationale behind certain TM practices and the particular focus on young talents in Russia, it also explains why Russian companies are inspired by global best TM practices. Thus, contextualization allows for explaining the coexistence of a specific environment and nonspecific (global best) TM practices. Important particularities are revealed also when compared to the results of TM studies in other emerging countries. The article contributes not only to the TM discussion, but also to the wider field of international human resource management and the international management literature regarding contextualization.
ISSN:0090-4848
1099-050X
DOI:10.1002/hrm.21860