IMPACT OF TALENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON ORGANISATIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN START-UPS IN INDIA

Abstract

Talented and hardworking people enable a company to pursue its mission and create the right culture. Globally, for start-ups in the beginning stage, finding and maintaining talented persons is a big challenge. The research aims to understand the talent management practices followed in such companies, identifying and developing a comprehensive Talents Management Scale that fits small and medium organizations and any type of business and their impact on Organizational Engagement. The novelty of the study is an attempt to identify the suitability of strategies followed by leading organizations for start-ups at their level. Innovative practices in Human Resource Management through a strategic approach are analyzed in this research. A survey was conducted to collect primary data from a sample of 382 employees working in start-ups in India. Descriptive research was adapted to find out the impact of Talent Management on Organizational Engagement. Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed to understand the factor structure using SPSS version 23. The research results reveals that the demographic profile of start-up employees does not influence Organizational Engagement and perception of Talent management. The constructs, namely Talent Attraction, Talent Identification, Talent Training and Talent Development, have a positive impact on Employee Engagement, but the impact is less. The study reveals that Talent Culture is dominant in determining Organizational Engagement.