Global Talent Management

Global Talent Management The second edition of Global Talent Management (GTM) offers a state-of-the-art overview of the key areas of talent management in theory and practice. Drawing on contributions from the leading global contributors to talent management research, the book is structured around three key sections. Section one provides a contextual overview of talent management. The second section explores in depth some of the core areas of GTM practice, which includes the meaning of talent in the global context, internal talent identification, developing leadership talent, employee turnover, employer branding and the role of the corporate HR function in GTM. The final section considers three key contemporary issues in GTM, namely, data analytics in GTM, managing virtual talent and managing globally diverse talent. The chapters in the volume provide advanced undergraduate or postgraduate students with an interest in global talent management with a cutting-edge overview of the key topics in the field. It is also an invaluable resource for the reflective practitioner looking for an overview of key research in this important area of practice. David G. Collings is Full Professor of Human Resource Management and Associate Dean for Research at Dublin City University Business School. He is joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Business. Hugh Scullion is Professor of International Human Resource Management at Hull University Business. He has published in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of World Business and Human Resource Management Journal. He consults with leading multinational corporations in Europe and Asia. Paula M. Caligiuri is a DMSB Distinguished Professor of International Business at Northeastern University. She researches, consults and teaches in cultural agility development, global leadership and expatriate management. Routledge Global Human Resource Management Series Edited by Randall S. Schuler, Susan E. Jackson, and Paul Sparrow Routledge Global Human Resource Management is an important series that examines human resources in its global context. The series is organized into three strands: Content and issues in global human resource management (HRM); Specific HR functions in a global context; and comparative HRM. Authored by some of the world’s leading authorities on HRM, each book in the series aims to give readers comprehensive, in-depth and accessible texts that combine essential theory and best practice. Topics covered include cross-border alliances, global leadership, global legal systems, HRM in Asia, Africa and the Americas, industrial relations, and global staffing. Dedication: The late Professor Michael Poole was one