Talent Management Practices in the Egyptian Hotels: Talent Satisfaction Perspective

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Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Sadat City University

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Today’s markets are global and highly competitive. Therefore, it has become essential for corporate survival to be able to adapt and respond to change around them. In essence, talented people are a source of strength for any organization and behind its success. Organizations have to attract, develop and retain their talented employees especially those who are extraordinarily talented. The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of talent management (TM) practices on the satisfaction of employees in Egyptian hotels. To attain the study aim, one questionnaire was designed. A total of 390 questionnaire forms were distributed to the hotels. The researcher distributed 50 questionnaire forms personally by hand to talented people. For the rest (340 questionnaire forms) due to management privacy, hotels take over the responsibility of distributing questionnaires to their managers and assistant managers of the hotel departments to distribute these questionnaires to their talented people in each department. A final sample of 347 was identified as valid for statistical analysis with an 88.97 % response rate. Statistical analysis SPSS version 23 was used to analyze responses to questions and test hypotheses. The study proved that there is a significant relationship between TM practices and the satisfaction of employees in hotels, and there is a positive effect of TM practices on the satisfaction of employees.

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