GLOBALIZATION IS A CURSE OR CURE: ROLE OF HR PRACTICES IN MANAGING GLOBAL TALENT CHALLENGES

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Globalization Global Talent Management (GTM) HR Practices

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ZOHAIB AHMAD, MUHAMMD JUNAID ANWER, AMMAR TAHIR, SUMERA ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD ATHAR IQBAL, ABU BAKAR, SYED SIKANDER ALI SHAH

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Globalization has increased the desire of the multinational firms to be as competitive as possible in the global market for attaining competitive advantage. It increases the interdependence and interconnectedness of countries and their economies, societies and cultures on a global scale.  In this conceptual paper, we highlight the main factors and forces that shape the global talent challenges and opportunities. Organization can attain global competitive advantage through fully understanding and effective use of HR practices and policies. These HR practices create the challenges and opportunities for global talent management.

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ZOHAIB AHMAD, MUHAMMD JUNAID ANWER, AMMAR TAHIR, SUMERA ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD ATHAR IQBAL, ABU BAKAR, SYED SIKANDER ALI SHAH

1ZOHAIB AHMAD, 2MUHAMMD JUNAID ANWER, 3AMMAR TAHIR, 4SUMERA ARSHAD, 5MUHAMMAD ATHAR IQBAL, 6ABU BAKAR, 7SYED SIKANDER ALI SHAH*

1Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

2Lecturer, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

3Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan

4Ph.D. Scholar, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Punjab, Pakistan  

5Hailey College of Banking and Finance, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

6Office of Campus Management, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

7Ph.D. Scholar, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

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