Talent Management and Organizational Resilience in Manufacturing Firms in Port Harcourt

Abstract

This study examined the effect of talent management on organizational resilience in manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. A total of 120 managers were randomly drawn from six selected firms out of the 31 manufacturing firms operating in Port Harcourt. The instrument used for data collection were questionnaire and oral interview. A total of 92 copies of questionnaire were distributed, 83 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and only 79 copies of the questionnaire were analyzed. Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that talent management is significantly related to organizational resilience. Based on these findings it was concluded that talent management has a significant influence on organizational resilience. The study therefore recommends that firms should be able to search for talent among its employees and employ individuals with talents, instead of continuing with the "who do you know syndrome”. In other words, talent management should be used as a tool to enhance organization resilience.