TALENT MANAGEMENT

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S2-HRM-MA-FI23UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
HRM
Training officer(s)
N.DRIES
Stakeholder(s)
N.DRIES
Level
Master
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Knowledge about the basic techniques in HRM: recruitment and selection, training, performance management and compensation.
Goal
At the end of the course the student should be able to :

… recognize, define, and explain fundamental concepts, theories, and findings in the field of talent management (TM);
… integrate and apply TM theories to specific cases in real or fictitious organizational settings;
… integrate and apply TM theories to both him-or herself as a future employee and him-or herself as a future people manager;
… critically identify the impact talent management has on employees and the organization as a whole
… provide recommendations for the development and implementation of a talent management program
… search and process relevant sources in the TM literature;
… read and interpret scientific articles in the field of TM;
… collaborate with other students on a group assignment;
… take a position (i.e., express a substantiated opinion) on topical issues within the TM field (i.e., issues for which there is no right or wrong solution), based on the evidence available in the literature;
… provide solid arguments both for his or her position on topical issues within the TM field and opposing points of view;
… debate with other students about contrasting positions taken on topical issues within the TM field.
Presentation
This course consists of four major parts:

*Part 1: What is "talent"? Origin of the phenomenon--Discourse by practitioners--Talent philosophies--Etymology--Team formation

*Part 2: From talent management philosophies to practices: Matching practices to philosophies--Differentiated HR architecture model--Resource allocation exercise--Moving away from the individual level

*Part 3: (Side-)effects of talent management on employees: Issues with the exclusive approach--Management conjecture vs. academic evidence--Social comparison theory--When TM goes wrong

*Part 4: Talent management challenges (flipped classroom): Are stars portable?--Exporting TM practices across subsidiaries in multinationals--The ideal proportion of talents in a team--Objective vs. intuitive assessments of talent

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 6,00
Recherche 4,00
Travail personnel
Group Project 12,00
Charge de travail personnel indicative 12,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Evaluation
The assessment will consist of different components: (1) Participation during the sessions, (2) group presentation, and (3) individual written assignment.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Participation 16,00 0 20,00
Présentation orale 0,00 0 40,00
Autres
Rapport écrit 0,00 1 40,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
All reading materials will be made available on Ieseg online prior to the first session -