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Strategic Talent Management in Emerging Markets and Its Impact on Employee Retention: Evidence from Brazilian MNCs
Author(s) -
Ambrosius Judith
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.21799
Subject(s) - multinational corporation , emerging markets , business , human resource management , sample (material) , talent management , marketing , business administration , human resources , industrial organization , management , economics , chemistry , finance , chromatography
Previous literature highlights that employee turnover is one of the biggest challenges for multinational corporations ( MNCs ) stemming from emerging markets. This study analyzes the relationship between different strategic talent management practices and employees’ intention to leave Brazilian multinational corporations. Drawing on the resource‐based view, eight research hypotheses are developed and tested using a sample of 61 employees from Brazilian MNCs . Linear regression modeling reveals that organizational support and perceived career opportunity are negatively related to Brazilian employees’ intention to leave, while training and development is positively related. Furthermore, it is found that perceived career opportunity moderates these relationships. This study derives important implications for strategic talent management in Brazilian MNCs and contributes to the more general literature on human resource management in emerging‐market multinationals. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc .