The survival and development of organizations are closely related to human capital owned by organizations themselves. However, the distribution of employees' ability and performance is not normal. Instead, there are usually a few excellent employees whose performance is much higher than other employees; they shine as bright as stars in organizations, have crucial, even decisive, effects on organization performance, and are the important part of organizational human capital. The research of organization high-end talents in the academia has just started. This paper reviews related literature of star employees in organizations, analyzes the characteristics and attributes of star employees, elaborates the role of star employees in organizations, discusses the management of star employees and makes prospects for future research.