Purpose
This article seeks to examine how structural alignment (SA) and guided governance (GG), key components of team management (TT), mediate the connection between talent management (TM) and the competitive performance (CP) of hotels.
Design/methodology/approach
The study employed a quantitative methodology by administering surveys to 330 hotel executives in Egypt to gather the necessary data. To examine the research hypotheses, partial least squares-structural equation modeling was utilized.
Findings
Talent management mindset (TMM) and talent management strategy (TMS) are closely connected to team management (TT) and CP. Both SA and GG play a considerable role in mediating the relationship between TM and CP. Additionally, the impact of strategic incentives (SI) moderator in shaping the connection between TM and CP has been validated.
Research limitations/implications
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