Pilot Study: Talents Management in The Era of Changing Electric Vehicle Technology of the Thai Automotive Industry

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Ekthanat Kaewla
Paratchanun Charoenarpornwattana
Jindapa Leeniwa

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This pilot study was to find a conceptual framework for guiding a later large-scale research. It was a qualitative research method that aimed to study guidelines for talent management during the change in electric vehicle technology in the Thai automotive industry. The phenomenological research method was applied. In-depth interviews from the executives of companies were conducted to collect the data. The researcher selected the informants by applying random sampling method. The group of informants consisted of directors, plant managers, and general managers of Japanese company in automotive parts industry. The results of the studied revealed as 1) The trend of talent management in the era of electric vehicle technology in the Thai Automotive Industry had an impact on the organization towards human resource management. The organization needed to focus on internal and external factors and promote, and upgrade the resources for competitive advantage in changed situation 2) Talent management methods on the electric vehicles has technological transformed. Organizations must develop strategies and models for recruiting, selecting, developing, and retaining the talents. While retaining the talents, the organization valued career paths, rewards, and employment contract by establishing flexible protocols and setting specific conditions for talents, goals, challenges, roles, and responsibilities included other various benefits. The organization's practice of retain the talents was completely different from the general employment culture. 3) A method of evaluating organizational expectations and aligned talent performance with change included the indicators that could reflect organizational efficiency. The organization paid more attention on evaluating the effectiveness of talented who achieved the results and enable the organization to continue its business.

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