Competing for Talent

Competing for Talent

'Competing for Talent' identifies the emerging role of attracting, retaining and developing talent in the 21st century organisation. It enables readers to develop a strategic understanding of the dynamics and the competitive advantage of the talent factor in modern business and society.
This book enables the reader to:
    • gather cutting-edge research insights to the growth of talent,
    • align the talent management process with the corporate strategy,
    • develop knowledge on global talent competition and mobility,
    • learn from worldwide best practices and cases in talent management,
    • reap the benefits of successful recruitment and retainment of talent,
    • link talent management with culture, leadership, and labour relations,
    • explore ways to redesign talent management in today’s challenging market,
    • raise cultural awareness on talent diversity in the (digital) workplace.
Globalization, growing operational complexity, an aging workforce, scarcity of talent, and greater international workforce mobility made the competition for talent a business case. Talent is the oil of the future and is the key to strategic success. Talent means all people in an organisation that contribute to its goals and competitive advantage.
“In this wide-ranging book the editors urge that companies pay more attention to the Talent Factor.They argue that talent and team-building need not be adversaries; a strong work culture can co-exist with consistent work out-performance. Talent is a rare commodity and tomorrow’s CEOs and today’s HR specialists will be grateful for the attention given to it by the authors of this fascinating book.” Professor dr David Weir, chair Intercultural Management, Liverpool Hope University, UK.
'By approaching Talent Management from practically all angles, the topicality and educational applicability, Competing for Talent offers unique added values.
The ‘rational spiral’, in which most organisations find themselves, will be breached by integration of emotional aspects, leading to new innovative insight.
This book opens doors towards absolute winning experiences for general and HR management.'
By Michiel Kuethe, Managing Director of In the Picture Communication & Employee Relations Management
Questions and Exercises
With this book comes a 67 pages PDF with Questions and Exercises for all the chapters in the book. These Questions and Exercises are only available for teachers. You can request these Questions and Exercises by e-mail.
About the editors:
Prof. Dr. Lidewey E.C. van der Sluis-den Dikken is professor of Strategic Talent Management at Nyenrode Business University in Breukelen (NL) and director of the Nyenrode Powerhouse ‘Competing for Talent’. She has published numerous articles in the field of HRM and Talent Development. Based on her in-depth knowledge of business economics and leading-edge insights in talent management and modern labour relations, she is a frequently asked speaker in academic and business communities.
Dr. Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis has an international career in academia and boardroom consultancy. She is assistant professor Business Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL) and visiting professor at Middlesex University (UK). She authored more than fifty scientific articles and three books on the interface of cross cultural issues, HRD and internet. ''

Auteur | Onbekend
Taal | Engels
Type | Hardcover
Categorie | Managementboeken

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