Strategic Use of Talent Management in the Defense Industry: Implications to Achieve UAE Vision through Young Leaders

This dissertation proposal explores the strategic use of talent management in the defense industry and its implications for achieving the UAE vision through young leaders. It discusses the research area, significance, aim and objectives, research questions, literature review, research design, ethical issues, and implications.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Project title..............................................................................................................................2
Description overview of the research area.............................................................................2
Research significance.............................................................................................................2
Aim and Objectives................................................................................................................3
Research questions.................................................................................................................3
Literature review........................................................................................................................3
Research design..........................................................................................................................7
Ethical issues..............................................................................................................................9
Implication.................................................................................................................................9
Assumed outcome......................................................................................................................9
Expected timescale.....................................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
Project title
The research title of this study is “Strategic use of talent management in the Defense
industry: Implications to achieve UAE vision through young leaders”.
Description Overview of the research area
In the defense sector, it is mandatory for the top management to comprehend the importance
of talent management and increase the possibilities of getting a higher outcome. Talent
management could be determined as the commitment of the recruitment hire and develop the
most skilled and superior workforces available in the market. It is an effective team if it
identifies the commitment of the organization to hire, develop, and retain the workforces
(Bryson, 2018). It comprises each step of the works, which are associated with retaining the
superior workforce. Furthermore, talent management could be determined as a business
strategy in which the organization makes hope to retain the top most talented and skilled
employees in the working place. It will be effective to get higher competitive benefits
(Masa'deh, Obeidat, & Tarhini, 2016). It will support to improve the performance of existing
employees and gain their productivity. For the implication of talent management in the
defense section, the organization of UAE made talent management strategies and complete
the vision of organization by considering the young people of defense sector (Davenport &
Harris, 2017).
Research significance
This study is significant for scholar and reader to gain their understanding of strategic use of
talent management in the defense industry. It could also be effective for gaining
understanding with respect to different strategies that are made by the government of UAE
for implementing the talent management in the defense industry and meet the vision of UAE
through young people. It will also be crucial for the reader to comprehend different research

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strategies that will lead to obtaining the quality research outcome by collecting feasible
information about the current concern.
Aim and Objectives
This study is emphasized on the evaluating the talent management and the importance of
strategies for Emiratisation of the defense through developing the young leaders to
accomplish UAE vision in the defense sector of Abu Dhabi. The research will consider the
following research objectives for conducting their study:
 Critically evaluates talent management and its importance
 Explore the factors affecting talent management in the defense sector
 Identify strategies for Emiratisation of the defense through developing the young
leaders to accomplish UAE vision in the defense sector of Abu Dhabi
Research questions
The following questions will be accomplished to meet the aim of research:
 What is the meaning and concept of talent management and its importance
 Which factors affect talent management in the defense sector
 Which strategies are developed by the UAE government for their defense sector to
accomplish UAE vision in the defense sector Abu Dhabi
Literature review
The literature review section is effective for collecting the theoretical data with respect to the
research matter. It could be gathered by considering different sources that could be known as
online and offline sources, books, journal articles, and magazines. This literature review is
imperative for collecting information with respect to the benefits of talent management in the
defense sector. It also supports to comprehend different initiatives of the governments of Abu
Dhabi with respect to improving the talent of young leaders and ready to accomplish UAE
vision in the defense sector Abu Dhabi.

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Critically evaluates talent management and its importance
Mir & Pinnington (2014) stated that talent management is a factor that facilitates the
organization to hire, select, and retain the employees in the working place. The talent
management could also mandate to the top management for retaining their talented
employees in the organization and increase the profitability of the form. It is a structure that
is used for determining the vacant seats in the organization and hiring the appropriate
individual, develop skills of individual and personal expertise to retain them for the long term
in the working place.
In opposition to this, Song Li & Zeng (2015) examined that talent management in the
defense sector could lead the firm to improve the skills of employees towards the
accomplishment of the organizational task. Moreover, if the defense sector wants to retain its
talented employees in the long term then the organization could conduct some activities for
retaining them in the organization. Activities could be beyond the expectation of employee as
it will be imperative in getting a favorable result. In addition, it is evaluated that the
organization could get higher competitive benefits. Talent management is an activity that
could lead to getting a reliable outcome.
Benefits of talent management
Belias & Koustelios (2014) stated that the organization could get many benefits from the
application of talent management in the working place. The organization could select the
right persona at the right place to retain their position in the organization and get higher
competitive benefits. The organization could make integrate and core aligns of the process for
getting a reliable result. In addition, it is stated that systematic system could lead to the firm
to comprehend business and supports to get a reliable outcome. It could also lead to making a

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business decision in the least time and cost. It is stated that effective integrated TMS should
offer an opportunity in the learning development.
In support of this, Khilji Tarique & Schuler (2015) examined that employees would be
capable to improve their skills and contribute their best in the organization due to the
implementation of the talent management in the organization. TMS could facilitate an
organization for comprehending different skills of employees that could be necessary for
retaining the workforce and get higher competitive benefits. It is stated that employee
turnover is a major issue in the current era, which will lead to obtaining higher competitive
benefits. In the TMS, a defense sector considers different factors that could be effective in
obtaining the positive outcome holiday requests, payslips, sick leave, and holiday request.
Burke (2016) argued that the defense organization increases the engagement of employees for
completing their allocated task with the help of a talent management system. It will be
effective in the attainment of the organizational task and meet the research matter. It is stated
that workforce profile could empower the workforces and
executives to interact with their employees in the professional career. It is stated that the
integrated TMS solution could encourage the employee in investing the company and align
its daily activity with business goals. It could also be imperative in the attainment of the
individual goals.
Explore the factors affect talent management in the defense sector
Ryan (2016) stated that the top management of the defense sector could face many challenges
in implying talent management in the working place and get a reliable outcome. The human
resources could mainly face the problem is hiring, training, and retaining the workforces in
the working place, which will lead to getting a reliable outcome. It could be a key component
in creating employees that align with the vision and mission of the business. It could also
increase the possibility of getting a quality research outcome. There are certain factors that

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might be considered in the organization like leadership development, technical talent,
culture, and technical talent.
In support of this, Bhargavi & Yaseen (2016) illustrated that technical talent is another factor
that might restraint to the organization to retain the employees. But at the same time, it is
evaluated that if an employee has technical talent skills as it means they would be capable to
deliver their task in the least time as compared to other employees. They will also be capable
to sustain their position in the organization as well as motivate other employees.
Identify strategies for Emiratisation of the defense through developing the young
leaders to accomplish UAE vision in the defense sector Abu Dhabi
Daud Rahim & Nasurdin (2014) recommended that the government of UAE made strategies
for the defense sector, as it facilitates to improve the talent of young leaders and effective in
getting a reliable outcome. For making the competitive knowledgeable economy, UAE has
taken several initiatives for defence sector named National Innovation Strategy, U.A.E.
Vision 2021, and Abu Dhabi Vision 2030. It is stated that the government of UAE has
concentrated on the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 for importing the knowledge for strengthening
the AMMROC (Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Center).
Deresky (2017) suggested that the government has made Tawazun Economic Program, which
is practised for improving the talent of defence sector and facilitates to the defence employee
to being a successful leader. The aim of this programme is to develop many activities like
building critical national defense areas and develop knowledgeable economy. It could also
supports to expand the economy of UAE by creating industrial base of the country. Through
this, government create business opportunities for UAE that influence the economic situation
of the firm.
Saberi Paris & Marochi (2018) recommended that the private sector could generate high tech
fields in the defense and supports to reach a reliable conclusion. The foreign defense

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suppliers could create UAE with over $10 million of the contract value in the five years of
the period and might participate in the culture. It is suggested that the UAE is the second
largest customer as per the FMS culture. FMS culture is the largest programme at the global
level. It is also found that the country has conducted many training programmes for the
employees of defense and also offers many health-related policies to them to retain them in
the organization and improve the economic condition of the country.
Summary
As per the above discussion, it can be concluded that talent management is an imperative
element that facilitates an individual to contribute their best-specified organization. It can
also be summarized that the government of the United Arab Emirates make many policies of
talent management to contribute their best in the defense sector and employ their citizens in a
reliable manner. These policies are associated with safety and security, compensation,
training and development, and talent management. It could lead to improve the skills of
employees and reach the resalable conclusion.
Research design
The research methodology section leads to the researcher for selecting a suitable method with
respect to the research matter. The research will use the inductive approach as compared to
the deductive approach. The inductive approach will be effective in collecting the conceptual
information in the context of the implication of talent management in the defense industry by
young people.
In this study, the mixed research design will be practiced, as it could be a combination of
both qualitative and quantitative research design method (Saberi, Paris, & Marochi, 2018).
The qualitative research method will be practiced to get theoretical collected information
towards the implication of the talent management in the defense sector and reach at the
reliable conclusion (Aljeeran, Isa, Adcock, & Hameed, 2016). Apart from this, it is evaluated

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that the quantitative method is effective in obtaining conceptual data towards researcher. The
qualitative data will be collected by literature review method while quantitative information
will be obtained by considering the statistical tool and complete the research in a systematic
way (Drew & Wallis, 2014).
In this study, secondary data collection as well primary tools will be considered by research
to meet their research aim and objectives. The primary data collection method will facilitate
to get fresh information about research matter as it considers certain sources like survey
through a questionnaire. This method will lead to getting reliable information about the
research issue. The secondary data collection method facilitates to the researcher to get the
data from available sources as it could be known as online and offline sources, academic
sources, articles, and books, (Frynas & Mellahi, 2015). The data analysis tool is effective for
evaluating the collected information and reaches at the reliable conclusion in the least time
and cost. There are certain methods that considered in the data analysis like statistical data
analysis method and qualitative data analysis method will lead to evaluate the data by
considering the Ms-excel tool and content analysis method. The content analysis method
facilitates to deeply evaluate the content and reach ta the reliable conclusion (Lasserre,
2017). Ms-excel software is effective in evaluating the data by considering graphs, charts,
and table. It could be effective in getting reliable information about the research matter
(Rasool, Arfeen, Mothi, & Aslam, 2015). For conducting this study, the researcher will
select 50 employees of defense and collecting their opinion towards the research matter.
Ethical issues
In this study, the research will use ethical norms to eliminate the issue of ethics from the
research and obtain a higher quality of research outcome. In addition, it is evaluated that there
are certain components that might be considered by the researcher like university guidelines,
references, and data manipulation. The ethical consideration norms will also facilitate to the

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researcher for making secure the confidential information of the research matter. The
researcher will also mandate to conduct appropriate behavior in the research. It could also
lead to an individual for getting a reliable outcome (Thite, Budhwar, & Wilkinson, 2014).
Implication
This study only concentrates on the defense sector with a minimum sample size that could
directly affect the overall outcome. For further research, the investigator will consider the
public as well as private sector employees for conducting this research and get more relevant
and reliable information.
Assumed outcome
This research will critically evaluate the talent management and the importance of strategies
for Emiratisation of the defense through developing the young leaders to accomplish UAE
vision in the defense sector Abu Dhabi. It will also lead to comprehend different research
designs, research approaches, data collection, research methods, and data analysis methods. It
will also be effective in getting reliable information in the context of talent management,
which will be effective for meeting the aim of the research.
Implication
Expected timescale
Research activities Time (in months)
1
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4
5
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9
10
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14
15
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19
20
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25
26
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31
32
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36
Determination of the research activity
Research for Literature
Tutor meet to select research topic
Formulation of study objectives

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Coursework
Feedback about the assessment
Literature Review
Consent form
Feedback
Data Collection methods
Data Analysis methods
First submission of Draft
Review of draft and edit
Final Draft
Submission of final report
The time frame is effective to determine the time for accomplishing each research activity
and supports to meet the research aim (Jabeen, Behery, & Abu Elanain, 2015). The
following table demonstrates the period of the research accomplishment:
With respect to the above table, it can be summarized that there are certain research activities
that are considered in the research like the determination of the research activity, research for
literature, Tutor meet to select research topic, Formulation of study objectives, coursework,
and Feedback about the assessment. Other research activities are literature review, Consent
form, feedback, data collection methods, data analysis methods, First submission of Draft,
Review of draft and edit, final draft, and Submission of final report. In this, the data
collection methods will take 5-25 weeks for the accomplishment of the organizational task.

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