CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Introduction 13
1.1 Theoretical Background of Talent management 14
1.2. About Pharmaceutical Sector 17
1.3. The Future of Pharmaceutical Industry Globally 25
1.4. Need for the Study and its Significance 27
1.5. Rationale 28
1.6. Definition of Terms 30
Chapter 2. Review of Literature 31
2.1. Understanding Talent 31
2.2. Understanding Talent Management 33
2.3. Approaches to Talent Management 36
2.4. Talent Management Model 41
2.5. Global Talent Management 44
2.6. Evolution of Talent Management 45
2.7. Organizational Context of Talent Management 48
2.8. Best Practices of Talent Management 51
2.9. Talent Management Outcomes 57
2.10. Talent Management in Pharmaceutical Sector 75
Chapter 3. Research Methodology 77
3.1. Research Gap 77
3.2. Research Questions 81
3.3. Research Objectives 81
3.4. Research Design 82
3.5. Exploratory Study Results 87
3.6. Development of the tool - Perception of Talent Management Practices 88
3.8. Research Hypothesis 94
Chapter 4. Data Analysis & Results 96
4.1. Description of the Population and Sample 96
4.2. Summary of Qualitative Data Analysis and Results 97
4.3. Summary of Quantitative Data Analysis and Results 103
4.4. Hypothesis Testing 106
Chapter 5. Discussion 109
5.1. Assumptions & Limitations 117
5.2. Implications for Research 117
5.3. Implications for Practice 118
5.4. Conclusion 119
References 121
Annexures & Appendix 135