ANALYTICAL VIEW ON TALENT MANAGEMENT IN SLOVAK TOURISM ORGANISATIONS

Globally, tourism has undergone significant changes caused by a growth of tourism (especially) in developing countries and “discovery” of new destinations. It is increasingly seen as a dominant sector and key determinant of economic growth and development in many countries. The article deals with the talent management in tourism and hospitality organisations in the Slovak business environment. It also highlights the benefits of talent management implementation in the specific context of hospitality and tourism sector and specifies talent management processes implemented by tourism organizations. The study is based on the analysis of primary data obtained in a questionnaire survey of 87 respondents - representatives of organizations in tourism sector. Chi-square test was used to determine whether there is a significant association between organizational characteristics and implementation of talent management which revealed that the implementation/non-implementation of talent management is related to the size of the organization.

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