Talent management and succession planning on talent engagement at Islamic banks: The Malaysian bankers' Perspectives

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of talent management and succession planning on talent engagement in Islamic Banks in Malaysia.The respondents of this study were bankers who worked with the Islamic banking sector in Malaysia.The factors investigated in this study were talent management and succession planning. Thus, the objectives of this research were: (a) to determine whether talent management is significantly related to talent engagement in the Islamic banking sector and (b) to determine whether succession planning is significantly related to talent engagement in the Islamic banking sector. In this study, the quantitative method was implemented. In assessing the relationship between the variables, a total of 181 questionnaires were distributed and analyzed using SPSS to produce accurate findings. The multiple regression analysis was used as a method of analysis in this study.The finding of this research showed that talent management and succession planning are significantly related to talent engagement.The recommendations for future research and practice were also discussed. The study clearly showed that the Islamic banking sector needs talent management and succession planning to strengthen and develop talents in order to make sure the bankers have sound knowledge in both the Islamic and conventional banking sectors.This study also contributes to the new scope of research in the banking industry. This research also opens a new sight to bankers and researchers to have further understanding on the influence of talent management and succession planning on talent engagement