Research On Career Management Of R & D Staff In Small & Medium Size Hi-tech Enterprises In China

R&D employees are the core human capital for Hi-tech small & medium size companies of China now, and they are also the key talents for knowledge and technology innovation for those companies. However, in recent years, the high turnover rate of R&D talents for those companies has resulted in influencing and limiting the consistent development of those companies. One of the critical reasons is the lack of scientific and systematic Career Management Scheme for R&D talents in those companies. Thus, it has been a valuable research topic to get to know the current status of career management problems for R&D talents in those companies and coming up with reliable solutions.Firstly, the thesis reviews the past research on the career management, analyzes the concept and the typical theories of the career management, meanwhile, the thesis points out the lack of the career management of those Hi-tech small & medium size companies in China.Secondly, the thesis analyzes the current status of career management of Hi-tech small & medium size companies, summarizes the core problems including the lack of career management scheme for R&D talents, not aligning with key HR functions especially not combining with training scheme for R&D talents, unscientific career ladder in those companies, and not paying attention to the different requirements of the career development phases for the R&D talent. Consequently, the thesis analyzes the core reasons for those problems as well as the impact to those companies. Additionally, the thesis introduces the investigation of a Hi-tech small & medium size company in Shanghai to verify those problems and key reasons.Finally, based on those theories and cases analysis, the thesis proposes the approach for those Hi-tech small & medium size companies, which is to develop the career management scheme and process for R&D talents, integrate the career management system with HR functions, design the multichannel career path for R&D talents, and set up four-phrases of career development for R&D talents to enhance the satisfactory of R&D talents and reduce the turnover rate. Meanwhile, the thesis verifies the feasibilities of the proposal by introducing the good practice of the career management of the R&D talents in Wanrui.Hope this article offers benefits for HR management and practice for our booming & developing Hi-tech small & medium size companies.