Author(s): Thai Dinh Do, Lan Chi Le, Tam Thanh Phan
In the recent years, many universities have the application of the industrial revolution achievements (4.0) in education. This shows that talent retention is very important job and talented people are considered a source of competitive strength. Human capital is increasingly becoming a valuable source of organization. Managers have talent management methods; it is necessary to have appropriate human resource management. Because talented people are rare, precious and difficult to replace. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to explore factors affecting talent retention of universities in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The researchers surveyed 800 people who are working at eight universities in HCMC. The researchers applied simple random sampling technique. The researchers had tested Cronbach's Alpha, the exploratory factor analysis and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The paper had used questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale. Finally, there were four various factors affecting talent retention of universities in HCMC with significance level 0.01.