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Enhancing Talent Management through Serious Games… M. J. Zahraeifar et al (91
On the other hand, understanding integrating serious games into talent
organizations in terms of strengths and management strategies, organizations
weaknesses, opportunities and threats, the can foster skill development, improve
degree of understanding of the future and communication, and promote problem-
the ability to adapt to the requirements of solving abilities among employees.
the new era, and the quantitative and Moreover, these games help create a
qualitative improvement of human dynamic and stimulating work
resources in the talent management environment, encouraging employees to
process indicate the need to take serious connect with their roles on a deeper level.
and managerial games seriously in the This approach contributes to a more
organizational system, and the research meaningful work experience by aligning
findings can lead the application of the employees' personal growth with
research problem to the attraction and organizational objectives. As a result,
development of organizational resource serious games serve as a valuable tool in
with the approach of improving the QWL enhancing productivity, motivation, and
towards achieving organizational goals. the overall well-being of the workforce,
Considering this problem design, making them an integral part of modern
considering human resources as a talent management practices.
factor in the organization's movement Different perspectives exist regarding
toward achieving organizational goals the definition of serious games. One
requires, first of all, understanding the perspective holds that a serious game
requirements of organizational human should include a genuine entertainment
resources. Therefore, the main element that appears to merge with a
question of the research is: what is the practical purpose (Silzer & Dowell, 2009).
typology of serious games in talent A serious game has the potential to
management and its effect on giving enrich the user’s experience through
meaning to the QWL of organizational multifaceted interaction, which can be
humans in the contemporary era? useful in various fields such as
education, health training, or
Theoretical Foundations
Serious games play a significant role in interpersonal communication (Ma et al,
talent management by enhancing the 2011). While serious games can
quality and meaning of organizational indeed be entertaining, their primary
human work life. These interactive and purpose is to educate and impart skills
engaging tools are designed not only for and experiences to their audience
entertainment but to address various (Khani Kordabadi, 2014).
aspects of professional development, One notable advantage of using
learning, and employee engagement. By serious games is their ability to create
