The macro talent management, decent work and national well-being nexus: a cross-country and panel data analysis

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21 October 2020

International Journal of Manpower

Alex Anlesinya, Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah, Philip Kofi Adom, Obi Berko Obeng Damoah, Kwasi Dartey-Baah

PurposeThere is a paucity of research on the causal relationships between talent management (TM), decent work and national well-being. Hence, this study examines the nexus between macro talent management (MTM) practices, decent work and national well-being.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employed longitudinal data from 77 developing countries across the globe and also utilised panel data estimators and the bootstrapping mediation method for the analyses.FindingsThe results indicated that macro-level TM strategies can have a positive impact on decent work. Decent work also significantly improves national well-being (both subjective and economic well-being) over time as it shows a significant positive impact on change in national well-being measures. Furthermore, decent work serves as a mechanism that links MTM to improved national well-being at the macro level.Practical implicationsTM investments by governments can empower citizens to escape the tragedy of vulnerable and low-quality employment and well-being deficit as it has the potential to improve decent work and national well-being as enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Originality/valueBeyond the myopic organisational and managerialist view, the authors show that TM can have a positive spillover impact on people and the general society across time by enhancing decent work opportunities to improve both subjective and economic well-being of citizens in a country. Additionally, because decent work has psychosocial and economic dimensions, this study has revealed a complex and compelling conduit for translating the gains of macro-level TM strategies to improve national well-being. Moreover, it provides original empirical evidence to expand the limited longitudinal TM literature. Lastly, it adds to knowledge in the developing countries' context.

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Anlesinya, A., Amponsah-Tawiah, K., Adom, P. K., Damoah, O. B. O., & Dartey-Baah, K. (2020). The macro talent management, decent work and national well-being nexus: a cross-country and panel data analysis. International Journal of Manpower, 42(5), 777–793. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijm-03-2020-0106
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