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Retracted: Talent management, absorptive capacity, and firm performance: Does it work in China and Russia?
Author(s) -
Latukha Marina,
Veselova Anna
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.21930
Subject(s) - absorptive capacity , exploit , business , china , argument (complex analysis) , sample (material) , industrial organization , work (physics) , political science , computer science , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , computer security , chromatography , law , engineering
This article investigates the relationship between talent management (TM), absorptive capacity (AC), and firm performance. We build a theoretical framework and examine the mediating role of a firm's AC in TM–performance relationships in the contexts of China and Russia. We use a sample of 120 Chinese and Russian firms to provide empirical evidence of our hypotheses. Our results show for both Chinese and Russian firms, a well‐developed TM system positively influences a firm's ability to acquire, assimilate, and exploit knowledge as well as increase the overall level of a firm's AC. We also found support for the argument that TM has an indirect positive effect on firm performance through its AC; moreover, the effect is stronger for Chinese firms, specifically, within the link between AC and performance.