Title: Talent management practices in startups and their effects in innovation, intrapreneurship, and internationalisation

Authors: Fernando Almeida; Jorge M. Oliveira

Addresses: University of Porto, INESC TEC, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal ' Polytechnic Higher Institute of Gaya, Av. dos Descobrimentos, 333, 4400-103, V.N. Gaia, Portugal

Abstract: This study explores the role of talent in the processes of innovation, intrapreneurship, and internationalisation of startups. For this purpose, an empirical study was conducted with 226 Portuguese startups, and the impact of these components was analysed using the structural equation model. The findings indicate that talent attraction, development, and retention practices have a positive impact on innovation. However, the same correlation was not verified for intrapreneurship practices. Furthermore, both innovation and intrapreneurship are two determining elements in startups' internationalisation activities. This study offers pertinent contributions to the establishment of policies to support the internationalisation processes of startups, in which talent management emerges as a determining factor for its sustainable growth.

Keywords: human capital; talent; entrepreneurship; internationalisation; innovation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2023.129363

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2023 Vol.30 No.3, pp.370 - 388

Received: 19 Sep 2020
Accepted: 24 Jan 2021
Published online: 07 Mar 2023 *

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