What are the thoughts and perspectives of female employees within multinational corporations in Ireland on how talent management and retention strategies influence gender equality?

Alcindor, Jennifer (2022) What are the thoughts and perspectives of female employees within multinational corporations in Ireland on how talent management and retention strategies influence gender equality? Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

Purpose: Organisations globally are facing pressing talent shortages. Women are seen as a valuable, untapped and underrepresent pool of talent. Therefore, organisations are increasing their efforts to attract women. Talent management is gaining strategic importance for Multinationals and local businesses to attract and retain talent. The aim of this research is to explore the feelings and perspectives of women towards the relationship between Talent Management, Retention Strategies and Gender Equality in the Irish context. The literature review investigated how gender inequalities emerge. Flexibility, Work Life Balance, Training and Development, Career Progression/Succession Planning, Health and Wellbeing were identified as main recurring factors impacting on women’s retention and turnover intention.

Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative research approach was used to address this dearth in literature. Interview questions were devised by the researcher. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with women working in foreign owned Multinationals in Ireland. Data gathered were thematically analysed and a number of emerging main themes and subthemes were identified.

Findings: The results found that all the organisations adopt gender-blind policies. We found that women were under-represented at every level in the organisations. Concurring with literature, results show that gender inequalities and intention to leave or stay were attributed to a cluster of factors as opposed to one.

Contribution/value: The association of talent management and gender is understudied. Our study contributes to a better understanding of how talent management practices and retention strategies influence gender inequality. A number of recommendations were provided for organisations and practitioners. While this study has some limitations it lays the foundation for further research into how talent management and retention strategies impact on gender equality.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management > Employee Retention H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > Gender H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Specific Industries > Multinational Industries H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Issues of Labour and Work > Talent Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Issues of Labour and Work > Classes of Labour > Women and Work
Divisions:	School of Business > Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
Depositing User:	Clara Chan
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2022 16:07
Last Modified:	15 Nov 2022 16:07
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/5853

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