Demystifying Talent Management: A Critical Approach to the Realities of Talent
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (986 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1137508655 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 149 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said A good read. A clear introduction to and critical discussion of thismuch-used concept by clearly a person with the theoretical insights and the practical first-hand experience
The book asks if talent exists at all, and reflects on what the consequences for talent management within business and sports would be if this were the case.. Demystifying Talent Management questions the explanation of talent, that anyone who has 'more' has a talent, and demonstrates how the term 'talent' has become an empty signifier
"Demystifying Talent Management offers an entertaining tour through the worlds of science, sports, and business to show us how we are maddeningly unclear about what we mean by ability or 'talent' in contemporary organizations as well as how little we actually know about how it relates to success."- Peter Cappelli, George W. Its theoretical discussion of the talent term is appreciated seen in the perspective of an unreflective use of this term in many contexts of talent management and development.” -Inge Kryger Pedersen, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Drawing on a range of managerial, sociological and philosophical concepts, the author builds a profound critique of the role of 'talent' in modern management thinking, and exposes its s