UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BMBAHR01

Talent Acquisition Management

L-T-P3-0-0 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

MBA Business Analytics · Sem 3 (Specialization: Human Resource Management (HR))

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Introduction to Talent Management

6 hrs

Concept and evolution of Talent Management; Talent Value Chain: Acquisition, Retention, & Development; Talent Management Models (Zinger Model, Six Principles of TM); Talent Practices: India, USA, Europe, other Asian countries; Strategic relevance of talent for competitive advantage; Cases and latest updates.

Unit2

Unit 2: Talent Acquisition & Retention Strategies

10 hrs

Talent Acquisition lifecycle: Job analysis, sourcing, assessment; Use of Psychometric tools in recruitment; Best practices in recruitment of various MNCs; Employer Branding and Employee Value Proposition (EVP); Employee Engagement & Retention Strategies; Cases and EVP design exercise.

Unit3

Unit 3: Talent Development for Global Leadership

8 hrs

Talent development methods: Coaching, Mentoring, Training; Global Leadership Competencies (GLOBE study, case analysis); Integrated Talent Management Process Succession Planning and Career Development; Use of Meta-Analysis & Talent Analytics; Cases on succession planning; Exercises on leadership assessment.

Unit4

Unit 4: Performance Management & Rewards

10 hrs

Performance Appraisal Systems (MBO, 360-degree feedback); Compensation and Reward Strategies; Motivating Star Employees and High Potentials; Cultural aspects in talent mobility; Coaching with Compassion (Daniel Goleman framework); Cases on the evaluation of reward policies with latest updates; Exercises on performance reviews and rewards mapping.

Unit5

Unit 5: Strategic Talent Management & Contemporary Issues

6 hrs

Strategic Workforce Planning; Talent Success Drivers & Talent-Powered Organizations; Big Data, AI & Talent Analytics; Talent Management Challenges; Ethical considerations & Future of Work (employment-to-consultation shifts); Cases and latest updates; Exercises on the talent strategy design using analytics.

Course Objectives5 points
  • Understand and describe the core principles and practices of Talent Management, including its scope and relevance in modern organizations.
  • Analyze strategies for talent acquisition, development, retention, and compensation to address organizational talent needs.
  • Evaluate global talent management practices and evaluate their applicability across cultural and organizational contexts.
  • Apply talent management frameworks to effectively manage human capital in organizational settings.
  • Evaluate the strategic role of HR and leadership in talent optimization and design initiatives to align talent strategies with business goals.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Remember and understand talent management practices at national and global levelsK1, K2
  2. CO2Apply talent management principles to real-world organizational problemsK3
  3. CO3Analyze the interplay between engagement, motivation, and retentionK4
  4. CO4Evaluate leadership and HRM roles in managing high-potential talentK5
  5. CO5Design and create comprehensive talent management strategies using analyticsK6

Textbooks

  1. Berger, L. A., & Berger, D. R. The Talent Management Handbook. Association for Talent Development, USA.
  2. Joshi & Vohra, Talent Management, Cengage India Private Limited
  3. Gerard Assey, Case Studies in Human Resources & Talent Management
  4. Goel Dewakar, Performance Appraisal and Compensation Management, PHI

Reference Books

  1. Silzer, R., & Dowell, Strategy-Driven Talent Management: A Leadership Imperative, Jossey- Bass.
  2. Goleman, D. Coaching with Compassion, Harvard Business Review.
  3. Joel Alemibola Elegbe, Talent Management in the Developing World: Adopting a Global Perspective, Routledge

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 35, 36 of the original AKTU PDF.

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