Designing a Talent Management Model with the Grounded Theory Approach in Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation

The present study seeks to design a talent management model with the grounded theory approach in Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (IKRF). The purpose of this study is a developmental and applied research the nature of the research is qualitative in terms of data collection. In this study, the grounded theory was used with Strauss and Corbin’s systematic approach. The statistical population of the study consisted of all top, middle and operational managers of the IKRF as well as university professors that 20 of them were selected through theoretical and purposeful sampling. The data collection tool was semi- structured depth interviews that were coded and analyzed using Maxqda 18.2.0 software after collection. The results confirmed in the axial category: talent creation; in the causative conditions: talent makers, and talent refiners; in the interning conditions: talent growers; in the strategies: designing the managerial talent banking system, and institutionalizing the management talent banking system; in the context: talent entrepreneurs; and in the consequences: organizational agility, organizational development, and competitive advantage were identified. The results indicate the validity of the proposed model.