Talent Management for Competitive Advantage

Editors: Zafir Mohd Makhbul, Fazilah Mohamad Hasun
Publisher: UKM Press
ISBN: 9789672514244
Weight: 0.25kg
Pages: 152pp
Year: 2021
Price: RM30

Challenges like business sustainability, talent development, job security, and job opportunities lie ahead of every individual and organization. In reality, the presence of Industry 4.0 cannot be delayed or impeded. It carries along with the opportunities and challenges. To face it, we need to be ready physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. The manager and the talents themselves must change according to the Industry 4.0 requirements and the organizational aspiration. This is to ensure that they stay relevant although changes occur. Thus, emotional well-being that stresses humanity must be embedded in the organization's education strategy and talent development. Through this strategy, talent can be fully used in facing change in the environment. The failure of the organization in managing talent in line with the surge of change brought upon by Industry 4.0 also gives a negative impact that is very significant to the talent management in the organization. The success in managing talent depends on the efficacy and the wisdom of the leaders and human resource practitioners. They require a broad range of knowledge in every function of talent management to manage talents and ensure sustainability. Thus, human resource managers or practitioners need a complete talent management book that can be valuable insights to obtain a competitive advantage.

ZAFIR KHAN MOHAMED MAKHBUL, Ph.D., is a Professor and the Dean of the UKM-Graduate School of Business (UKM-GSB). His research interest is in human resource management and organisational management.

FAZILAH MOHAMAD HASUN, MSc., is a freelance author who graduated from Universiti Utara Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia in business management and human resource development. Her research interest is focusing on human resource management and organizational management.