Talent Development in the Tourism Industry: A Deliberation on the Open Source Talent in Goa, India

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Abstract ................................................................................................. 278 14.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 278 14.2 Research Methodology ................................................................ 279 14.3 Skills as an Integral Part of Talent ............................................... 280 14.4 Challenges and Shortage of Developed Talent in Tourism .......... 289 14.5 Findings and Discussion .............................................................. 289 14.6 Conclusion ................................................................................... 289 Keywords .............................................................................................. 290 References ............................................................................................. 290 1Assistant Professor, S.S. Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, Goa, India 2Founder, Antonios Services, Goa, India ABSTRACT Current chapter defines, examines, and explores the constructs of talent development (TD) in the tourism industry. TD mostly connects with an availability of open source talent that is obtainable in form of graduates who possess a certain level of inbuilt talent. The models developed over a period of time are critically examined to identify any research gaps. This chapter attempts to address research questions associated with the important constituents of TD, external influxes, and facilitators associated with TD, activities to be undertaken by the support systems to promote and position the TD internationally and interventions taken up by the Indian Government toward TD. The first part of the chapter explains the generalized management models of TD, the second part of this paper focuses on TD with a special emphasis on open source TD in tourism. The chapter also explores the various dimensions in which TD has become a reality starting with cultural tourism, intrinsic development, and development programs by institutions, globalization, environmental factors, international institutional approach, and steps taken by Indian government towards TD in tourism.

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