Challenges of Talent Retention: A Review of Literature

Mohd Rafiq Mohamad Mazlan (Taylor’s Business School, Taylor’s University, Selangor, Malaysia)
Manimekalai Jambulingam (Taylor’s Business School, Taylor’s University, Selangor, Malaysia)

JBMR: Journal of Business and Management Review
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): (Issue-February)

Talented employees are a source of competitive advantage for companies in today’s competitive world. Retaining them has been a challenge for most organisations. The objective of this study is to understand the challenges of retaining talented employees, by reviewing the relevant literature on talent retention. The study identifies that career growth, workplace well-being, competition within the industry, globalisation and the new employment landscape are the challenges of talent retention. This study will help organisations to understand the challenges, which will then guide them in having the right solutions to solving this issue, especially in today’s highly competitive environment and the new employment landscape.