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The Impact of Electronic Human Resource Management Practices on Talent Management in Private Jordanian Universities: The Mediating Role of Top Management Support

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Yahia Talal Al Qaisi, Mohd Saiful Saadon

Abstract

This study aims at exploring the mediating influence of Top Management Support on EHRM, and Talent Management in Jordanian private universities. This study also employed questionnaires to gather data from the employees of the private universities. Partial Least Square Reflective Structural Equation Model was used to determine whether a relationship exists between the mediator, independent, and dependent variables. From the 500 questionnaires administered, 450 valid for the analysis. The results revealed that EHRM and Talent Management have a significant positive relationship. In addition, EHRM and Top Management support have a significant positive effect. This study's findings revealed that Top Management Support significantly increase theTalent Management of a private universities in Jordan. Besides, the result indicated that Top Management Support has partial mediation influence on the EHRM, and Talent Management in Jordanian private universities. Therefore, this study indicated that the management of these universities must effectively plan and execute talent management programmers in order to enhance the performance of private universities (with great focus on talent attraction techniques, talent development techniques, talent selection techniques and talent retention techniques) that are precisely targeted to the exact needs of private universities The study contributes to the literature by addressing the empirical gaps indicated by several prior empirical studies and then provides atheoretical framework for the relationship between EHRM, support for top management and talent management in the Jordanian context of private institutions in the higher education sector

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