Talent Management

A Research Overview

Anthony McDonnell, Sharna Wiblen

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9780367684464
• eBook ISBN: 9781000320169
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

Talent management is a central element of managerial discourse and organisational practice. This short-form book provides a succinct overview on the state of research on talent management.

The authors set out the key themes, arguments, trends and future research trajectories of talent management, highlighting major works in the field. As a research topic with a fragmented body of knowledge, pluralistic perspectives are summarised, while workforce differentiation emerges as a central element.

A critical introduction for students, scholars and reflective practitioners, this book guides readers through a relatively new and rapidly developing area of management research.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• List of tables
• 1 Talent management: an introduction
• 2 ‘Talent management’ definitions, conceptualisations and frameworks
• 3 A kaleidoscope of ‘talent’ definitions and conceptualisations
• 4 Talent identification: understanding how organisations could, should and do identify talent
• 5 Talent development: enhancing the value of talented individuals, talent pools or a combination of both
• 6 The impact of talent management: unpacking the evidence
• 7 Talent management and the future of work: a research agenda
• Index