Competing for Global Talent
Competing for Global Talent

Author: International Labour Office

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9789290147763

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Global talent has never been more mobile or sought after. A complex phenomenon that takes many forms, the movement of people with skills includes migrants crossing borders for temporary stays abroad as well as settlement, students moving for degrees and temporary and permanent stays, and even tourists and refugees who decide to stay abroad and use their skills. Countries attracting global talent increase their stock of human and technological skills, and in the past decade many have welcomed foreign professionals and students to redress domestic skill shortages and to quicken economic growth. This book includes general and theoretical papers on skilled migration and also papers on the country experiences of Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It addresses the socio-economic and cultural challenges created by increased mobility in a world where globalizing and localizing forces are at work simultaneously

The Gift of Global Talent
The Gift of Global Talent

Author: William R. Kerr

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1503607364

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The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest. Talented individuals migrate much more frequently than the general population, and the United States has received exceptional inflows of human capital. This foreign talent has transformed U.S. science and engineering, reshaped the economy, and influenced society at large. But America is bogged down in thorny debates on immigration policy, and the world around the United States is rapidly catching up, especially China and India. The future is quite uncertain, and the global talent puzzle deserves close examination. To do this, William R. Kerr uniquely combines insights and lessons from business practice, government policy, and individual decision making. Examining popular ideas that have taken hold and synthesizing rigorous research across fields such as entrepreneurship and innovation, regional advantage, and economic policy, Kerr gives voice to data and ideas that should drive the next wave of policy and business practice. The Gift of Global Talent deftly transports readers from joyous celebrations at the Nobel Prize ceremony to angry airport protests against the Trump administration's travel ban. It explores why talented migration drives the knowledge economy, describes how universities and firms govern skilled admissions, explains the controversies of the H-1B visa used by firms like Google and Apple, and discusses the economic inequalities and superstar firms that global talent flows produce. The United States has been the steward of a global gift, and this book explains the huge leadership decision it now faces and how it can become even more competitive for attracting tomorrow's talent. Please visit www.hbs.edu/managing-the-future-of-work/research/Pages/default.aspx to learn more about the book.

Global Talent Management
Global Talent Management

Author: Hugh Scullion

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-04-27

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1135234442

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This book draws on recent theoretical contributions in the area of global talent management and presents an up to date and critical review of the key issues which MNEs face. Beyond exploring some key overarching issues in global talent management the book discuses the key emerging issue around global talent management in key economies such as China, India, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. In contrast to many of the currently available texts in the area of global talent management which are descriptive and lacking theoretical rigor, this text emphasizes the critical understanding of global talent management in an organizational context. Drawing on contributions from the leading figures in the field, it will aid students, practitioners and researchers alike in gaining a well grounded and critical overview of the key issues surrounding global talent management from a theoretical and practical perspective.

Talent Without Borders
Talent Without Borders

Author: Robert E. Ployhart

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0199746893

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Global talent strategy -- Talent analytics -- Recruiting talent globally -- Selecting talent globally -- Global staffing and talent management

Global Talent
Global Talent

Author: Gi-Wook Shin

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2015-03-18

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0804794383

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Global Talent seeks to examine the utility of skilled foreigners beyond their human capital value by focusing on their social capital potential, especially their role as transnational bridges between host and home countries. Gi-Wook Shin and Joon Nak Choi build on an emerging stream of research that conceptualizes global labor mobility as a positive-sum game in which countries and businesses benefit from building ties across geographic space, rather than the zero-sum game implied by the "global war for talent" and "brain drain" metaphors. The book empirically demonstrates its thesis by examination of the case of Korea: a state archetypical of those that have been embracing economic globalization while facing a demographic crisis—and one where the dominant narrative on the recruitment of skilled foreigners is largely negative. It reveals the unique benefits that foreign students and professionals can provide to Korea, by enhancing Korean firms' competitiveness in the global marketplace and by generating new jobs for Korean citizens rather than taking them away. As this research and its key findings are relevant to other advanced societies that seek to utilize skilled foreigners for economic development, the arguments made in this book offer insights that extend well beyond the Korean experience.

The Global Competition for Talent Mobility of the Highly Skilled
The Global Competition for Talent Mobility of the Highly Skilled

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2008-09-16

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 9264047751

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Drawing on analytical literature, the most recent data available, and policy inventories, this publication discusses the dimensions, significance, and policy implications of international flows of human resources in science and technology.

Immigration Policies and the Global Competition for Talent
Immigration Policies and the Global Competition for Talent

Author: Lucie Cerna

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-05

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 113757156X

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This book examines the variation in high-skilled immigration policies in OECD countries. These countries face economic and social pressures from slowing productivity, ageing populations and pressing labour shortages. To address these inter-related challenges, the potential of the global labour market needs to be harnessed. Countries need to intensify their efforts to attract talented people – the best and the brightest. While some are excelling in this new marketplace, others lag behind. The book explores the reasons for this, analysing the interplay between interests and institutions. It considers the key role of coalitions between labour (both high- and low-skilled) and capital. Central to the analysis is a newly constructed index of openness to high-skilled immigrants, supplemented by detailed case studies of France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The book contributes to the literature on immigration, political economy and public policy, and appeals to academic and policy audiences.

Talent
Talent

Author: Edward E. Lawler, III

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-12-23

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1118047621

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The source of competitive advantage has shifted in many organizations from reliability to innovation and flexibility. But what does it take for an organization that innovates to then manage effectively? In this follow-up to Built to Change, Ed Lawler argues that it is a combination of the right structure and the right people. First, organizations must decide what structure they are: are you a high-involvement organization that has products and services that require a high level of coordination and cooperation among employees? Or do you have a more global competitor structure in which you are constantly bringing in new talent and technological expertise? Are you a mixture of both? Lawler outlines the unique human capital strategy for each approach, shows what it looks like in action, and provides the foundation and tools for creating competitive and innovative organizations.

China Goes Global
China Goes Global

Author: Huiyao Wang

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1137578130

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Mainland China businesses are going global, transforming the country from a manufacturing export platform into an overseas investment powerhouse. China Goes Global is the most thorough and up-to-date empirical analysis of the accelerating effort of Chinese companies to go global by investing overseas. It details the overall trends of this activity with respect to its sectors, channels, overseas targets, and particular firms, along the role of Chinese Government policy in facilitating business enterprise globalization. The book offers readers an enterprise level of view outward expansion by Chinese firms that is focused not only on the big-names, but also less well-known, but equally important trailblazing enterprises. In doing so it offers practical suggestions on how firms can tackle the challenges encountered when expanding outward.

Winning the Global Talent War
Winning the Global Talent War

Author: William S. Harvey

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Purpose: From a policy perspective, this article discusses the phenomenon of international talent mobility and competition in relation to China's engagement in the “talent war” for attracting, retaining, and managing global talents. Design/Methodology/Approach: I adopt an approach combining literature review and international comparative analysis. Findings: Factors explaining global talent mobility have been predominantly economic. This paper argues that China should also focus on other non-economic incentives, which may prove just as critical for attracting and retaining talents in the long term. The government can learn from the experience of other competing countries in developing a national strategy for attracting and retaining global talents. In particular, global talents of Chinese origin are more likely to be attached to China due to their cultural roots and associated identity. Thus China has an advantage in attracting overseas Chinese who are residents or citizens of other competing countries. Practical Implications: An attractive policy is key to winning the global talent war and determining the future development path of a nation. The talent policy at a national level should address not only economic factors, but also personal, professional, and institutional factors. Originality/Value: Winning the global talent war is a policy competition among countries. The Chinese Government may succeed in the war for talent by adopting a multi-pronged and long-term talent strategy. This paper calls for China to reconsider its recent reform on permanent residence (Green Card) policy reform from a global talent competition perspective.