Talent management concept – recommendations for Chinese companies

• Authors: Zoltán Peredy , Sujit Chaudhuri , Bolei Li

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Koncepcja zarządzania talentami – rekomendacje dla firm chińskich

Abstracts

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Tradycyjne przedsiębiorstwa w Chinach to firmy założone głównie w ubiegłym stuleciu lub wcześniej, działające w sektorach takich jak produkcja, budownictwo czy finanse. Często mają one głębokie zakorzenienie kulturowe i historyczne, a ich struktury organizacyjne oraz praktyki zarządzania, w tym zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi (HRM), odzwierciedlają bardziej konserwatywne podejście. Przedsiębiorstwa te dążą do stabilności, opierając się na tradycyjnych modelach biznesowych oraz produktach i usługach, a jednocześnie wykazują ograniczoną otwartość na nowe technologie i innowacyjne metody zarządzania. W obliczu dynamicznych zmian gospodarczych i społecznych wynikających z globalizacji oraz digitalizacji, coraz więcej tradycyjnych chińskich firm staje przed koniecznością transformacji. Adaptacja do nowych warunków rynkowych wymaga wdrażania nowoczesnych modeli biznesowych, cyfryzacji procesów oraz innowacyjnych strategii zarządzania talentami. Kluczowe wyzwania obejmują rekrutację, rozwój i zatrzymywanie pracowników w kontekście globalnych trendów oraz międzykulturowych aspektów działalności biznesowej. Niniejszy artykuł analizuje te wyzwania i możliwości z perspektywy zarządzania zasobami ludzkimi, przedstawiając strategie, które mogą wspierać transformację tradycyjnych chińskich przedsiębiorstw i umożliwiać im skuteczne dostosowanie się do wymagań współczesnego rynku.

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In China, traditional enterprises usually refer to those established in the last century or earlier and dominated by traditional industries. These sectors may include manufacturing, construction, traditional finance. China's traditional enterprises often have profound cultural deposits and historical accumulation, and may be family enterprises or enterprises that grew up under the state-owned system and have a more traditional management style including human resource management (HRM), organizational structure, business culture. The characteristics of traditional firms include the pursuit of stability, a more conservative business model, a more traditional product or service, and a relatively long corporate history. These firms have low acceptance of new technologies, new business and management styles. Due to the unprecedented economic and social transformation as manifested consequences of the Chinese opening toward the global market combining other trends such as digitization, attracting and maintaining outstanding talents and intercultural dimensions of global scale business operations, more and more traditional enterprises address challenges of transformation and strive to adopt new business thinking, management models to adapt to the rapidly changing market environment. These actions include efforts in digital transformation, the launch of innovative products, and the taking into practice new management models. This paper aiming to highlight these challenges from multiple perspectives, including talent recruitment, training and retention, as well as the capabilities and strategies to adapt to the requirements of the new era. Through in-depth analysis, it will reveal the difficulties and opportunities faced by traditional Chinese companies in their human resource management practices.

Keywords

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Chinese traditional firms; conservative business culture; low acceptance of new management style; global trends; talent management

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tradycyjne chińskie przedsiębiorstwa; konserwatywna kultura biznesowa; transformacja cyfrowa; globalne trendy; zarządzanie talentami

• Publisher: Zachodniopomorska Szkoła Biznesu w Szczecinie
• Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe ZPSB Firma i Rynek
• Year: 2025
• Issue: 1(67)
• Pages: 30-57

Dates

published

2025

Contributors

author

Zoltán Peredy

• Edutus University, Hungary

author

Sujit Chaudhuri

• Hungarian Economic Society. Society, Sustainability Sec., Member of the Board

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Bolei Li

• Edutus University, Hungary

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