Investigating the Moderating Role of Paternalistic Leadership in the Relationship between Talent Management Practices and Employee Engagement A Case of : Five star Hotels in Egypt

Document Type : Original Research

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1 Ph.D. Candidate. Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Matrouh University.

2 Professor. Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University.

3 Professor. Hotel Management Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Matrouh university.

Abstract

The current study focused on the relationship between talent management and employee engagement. Talent management is the most important internal factor that leads an organization towards success and running it competently, effectively, and efficiently. It is the best selection to attract, recruit, and retain well-trained and qualified employees which builds a long-term competitive advantage. Therefore, it aimed for exploring the existence of a relation between talent management and employees’ engagement. Moreover, exploring the existence of a relation between paternalistic leadership and talent management. The population included 5-star hotels in Egypt which are 126 hotels but due to the large sample size, only 63 hotels were reached with 682 respondents. The target population for this study included employees at the back and front of the house. Questionnaires were used as a data collection tool and by calculating the questionnaire's Reliability using the Alpha Cronbach method, it has a high degree of Reliability, which indicates the credibility of the research results. These results showed a positive significant correlation between talent management and employee engagement, and also talent management and paternalistic leadership. Finally, it is recommended that applied this study on another sector such as restaurants or by using another moderator.

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