Identification of Managerial Skill Prevailing In Tirupur Knitwear Industry

Abstract

Effective talent management has positive effects on efficiency of the firm. RMG products and offer higher value-added services, such as research and product design, rapid establishment of the RMG sector; however, these day knitwear units functioning in Tirupur are facing the challenge to upgrade and improve their productivity in order to stay competitive in the global arena. This study aims to assess the nature of skill gap prevail among managerial employees working in knitwear units in Tirupur. The study observed that the managerial employees employed in knitwear firms are recruited based on skilled possessed by the potential employees, educational qualification, English language fluency, merchandising skills possessed and creative thinking of the employees. The study inferred that there exists skills gap among the employees surveyed. Managers working in Tirupur knitwear factories expected to strengthen following work skills: demand forecasting, distribution requirement planning, and functional knowledge, inventory management, integration of information flow internally and externally, garment cutting and tailoring skill, dyeing and printing skills. The study also acknowledge the fact that almost 99.73 per cent of sample respondents have said that career progression and enhancement prospects are well available in Tirupur knitwear industry.