Development of Talent Management in The Last Decade: Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Studies Conducted between 2014-2024

Abstract

Talent management, as a strategic sub-discipline of human resource management, plays an important role in the success of organizations. This study aims to examine the trends of academic studies in the field of talent management between 2014 and 2024 through bibliometric analysis. We analyzed 489 articles in the Web of Science (WoS) database, focusing on the research areas of “Business” and “Management”. Using VOSviewer software for bibliometric analysis, key concepts in talent management literature, collaboration networks, authors' contributions and citation performance of the articles were evaluated. The results show that concepts such as “human capital” and “leadership development” are central in the talent management literature. It was also found that the most cited articles examined the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business world. The analysis reveals that the United States and the United Kingdom are the most influential countries in this field, while Monash University, Dublin City University and Tilburg University play a central role in terms of academic institutions. These findings emphasize that talent management literature plays a strategic role in the business world and that there is a growing academic interest in this field.

Keywords

• Talent Management
• Bibliometric Analysis
• Human Resource Management
• Web of Science (WoS)

YETENEK YÖNETİMİ LİTERATÜRÜNÜN SON ON YILDAKİ GELİŞİMİ: 2014-2024 YILLARI ARASINDA YAPILAN BİLİMSEL ÇALIŞMALARIN BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ

Öz

Yetenek yönetimi, insan kaynakları yönetiminin stratejik bir alt disiplini olarak, organizasyonların başarılarında önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalışma, yetenek yönetimi alanında yapılan akademik çalışmaların 2014-2024 yılları arasındaki eğilimlerini bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanındaki "Business" ve "Management" araştırma alanlarına odaklanarak 489 makale analiz edilmiştir. Bibliyometrik analiz için VOSviewer yazılımı kullanılarak yetenek yönetimi literatüründeki anahtar kavramlar, iş birliği ağları, yazarların katkıları ve makalelerin atıf performansları değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuçlar, yetenek yönetimi alanında "human capital" ve "leadership development" gibi kavramların literatürde merkezi olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, en fazla atıf alan makalelerin COVID-19 pandemisinin iş dünyası üzerindeki etkilerini incelediği tespit edilmiştir. Analizler, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ve İngiltere’nin bu alanda en etkili ülkeler olduğunu ortaya koyarken, akademik kurumlar bazında ise Monash Üniversitesi, Dublin Şehir Üniversitesi ve Tilburg Üniversitesi’nin merkezi bir rol oynadığını göstermiştir. Bu bulgular, yetenek yönetimi literatürünün iş dünyasında stratejik bir rol oynadığını ve bu alanda artan bir akademik ilgi olduğunu vurgulamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yetenek Yönetimi
• Bibliyometrik Analiz
• İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi
• Web of Science

Kaynakça

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