TY - JOUR T1 - Talent Management Status in Selected University in Medical Libraries in Tehran TT - وضعیت مدیریت استعداد در کتابخانه‌های دانشگاه‌های علوم پزشکی منتخب شهر تهران JF - jha JO - jha VL - 22 IS - 1 UR - http://jha.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2902-en.html Y1 - 2019 SP - 49 EP - 60 KW - Talent Management KW - Successor Training KW - Central Library KW - Faculty Library KW - Medical University N2 - Introduction: Talented people are valuable assets in each organization and should be managed to achieve the best results. Therefore, the current study aimed to identify the status of talent management in selected medical libraries in Tehran. Methods: This descriptive-applied study was conducted on 130 librarians working in Central Library and libraries of Tehran, Iran and Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using Rothwell (1984) career planning questionnaire whose validity was verified by five experts in Librarianship and Management. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Results: According to the results the current and optimal status in different dimension were as follows: commitment to the establishment of talent management 2.872 and 4.231; assessment of current work requirements 2.846 and 4.244; assessment of individual performance 2.907 and 4.246; assessment of future work requirements 2.820 and 4.303; assessment of individual talent 2.741 and 4.274; filling the training gap 2.818 and 4.328; assessment of talent management and successor training 2.604 and 4.302. Conclusion: The results were indicative of a favorable talent management in the Selected Libraries of Medical Universities in Tehran. M3 ER -