Abstract:
Talent management process makes sure that the organization has sufficient supply of talented employees to meet the
organizational goals. However, this aspect is important for organizations especially in the wake of the ever-changing
business environmental factors such as political, social and economic factors. To undertake a critical examination of
the changing dynamics in the field of talent management, the following research focuses on an analysis of the impact
of political, economic and socio-cultural changes on the talent management process in oil and gas companies in
GCC. As such, the main objective of the research is to undertake an analysis of the practices of talent management
adopted in the oil and gas sector in GCC region and analyze the changing dynamics of the Talent Management
process to suggest strategies to manage talent to improve the industry performance. Despite the advanced in the
human resource management field, the talent landscape in the GCC region faces challenges in the talent management
process such as talent acquisition, talent retention, and talent development. The following research focuses on the
use of an empirical quantitative approach towards data collection and interpretation of the obtained data. The
research advanced three hypotheses, which are tested in the research. The findings of the research provide evidence
that the economic, social and political factors have a significant influence on talent management practices in this
region. And it is important to consider the business environmental factors in managing talent by aligning
organizational strategy with talent management strategy of the company. The implantation of technology by means
of Artificial intelligence, HR analytics and automation will reduce the dependency on more employees and
improving the value of HR in the organization by enlightening organizational performance and productivity with few
talented employees in line with dynamic business environmental factors.
