The purpose of this study is to explore how academicians and talent management (TM) professionals (internationally and locally) perceived TM. Primarily, the intention is to report their views regarding the measurement and strategic alignment facets of the TM, in order to find out if TM does indeed require more attention. To carry out this task, a survey was conducted to understand the views of academics and TM professionals. Data was collected from both the academics (who have a research interest in the field of TM) and the TM professionals involved in ensuring the right talent for the organizations. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 200 academicians and TM professionals (locally/internationally), 102 duly filled questionnaires were received that makes a response rate of 51%. Apart from filling the questionnaire, the respondents were also requested to explicitly express their views regarding the measurement and strategic alignment aspects of TM in organizations. The result of the survey supported the idea of the development of TM scorecard for effective TM in organizations. Finally, the survey offers justification factors for the preparation of the organizational TM scorecard, which will be helpful in the effective implementation of TM strategies in organizations since it could help the organization to achieve a competitive advantage.

In businesses, top management typically discusses increasing employee performance by focusing on job characteristics (JC) and work engagement (WE). Typically, employees' job characteristics are classified based on the Job Demand Resource Theory (JDR) or the Job Characteristics Theory (JCT). In fact, work engagement is concerned with an employee's enthusiasm and dedication to their job. This systematic literature review intends to examine research articles on job characteristics and work engagement (WE) from 2017 to 2021 that were retrieved from publicly available databases. Furthermore, this study critically reviews the most significant theories and employs Bibliometric analysis and Microsoft Excel to develop research themes. In addition, Bibliometric study included selected literature trends, the most influential words, the most dominant authors, co-occurrence networks, thematic maps, and factorial analyses. PRISMA was utilised for systematic screening. A conceptual model and prospective study directions have been presented to intellectuals and aspiring academics. Hence, this review is a noteworthy addition to the current body of literature. This analysis recommends that businesses and policymakers should explore regulations and tactics to optimise the job characteristics of the workforce. Moreover, managers should recognize that WE enlighten performance and increase the organization's revenue and commitment. Applying these JC and WE concepts would provide firms with a competitive edge that would enable them to sustain and flourish worldwide.