Ambivalent relations in human talent of healthcare organizations: an ontological transit

Abstract

The purpose of this scientific article is to unveil ambivalent relations as they occur in healthcare organizations to achieve an ontological understanding. It is grounded in an interpretive approach, from the philosophical and methodological perspective of Martin Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology, where theories supporting ambivalent relations and human talent management in healthcare organizations were analyzed. The findings revealed that human talent management focuses its attention mostly on technical, administrative, and procedural processes, neglecting attention to the historicity of the human being who plays roles in the health setting, where they are daily exposed to the vulnerability and finitude of life, illness, and death.