| Description |
viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. The Promise -- 2. The New Competition -- 3. What Knowledge Economy? -- 4. War for Talent -- 5. The Science of Gut Feelings -- 6. Players and Purists -- 7. Picking Winners -- 8. The Mismanagement of Talent -- 9. The Great Training Robbery |
| Summary |
"The knowledge economy conjures a world of smart people, in smart jobs, doing smart things, in smart ways, for smart money, increasingly open to all rather than a few. Glossy corporate brochures present a future in challenging, exciting, and financially rewarding jobs for the winners in this competition for fast track management appointments. They also convey an image of enlightened employers actively seeking to diversify their talent pool, reflected in their approach to identifying, hiring, and retaining outstanding talent." "We are told that the challenge confronting governments around the world is to enhance the employability of the workforce. Every effort must be made to expand access to higher education, dismantle barriers to talent regardless of social circumstances, gender, or skin colour, and to harness human creativity and enterprise to meet the demands of the new economy." "The Mismanagement of Talent comes to a different conclusion. Those leaving the world of mass higher education find themselves in a scramble for jobs with increasingly high stakes for the winners and losers. The Mismanagement of Talent examines what determines the outcome of this race when a degree loses its badge of distinction. It shows how some students are playing 'the game' to win a competitive advantage and what really happens in the selection events of leading-edge employers. It also argues that talent is being mismanaged by employers that have yet to come to terms with the realities and possibilities of mass higher education." "The Mismanagement of Talent will be thought-provoking and controversial reading for those concerned with the way knowledge-based firms recruit and how this is influenced by government policy, be they researchers, academics, or students of Business and Management, Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, Politics, or Sociology; Professionals working in university careers services, HRM, training, or recruitment generally; Or job candidates themselves."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-262) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Academic achievement.
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Career development.
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College graduates -- Employment.
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Employee selection.
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Employability.
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Knowledge workers -- Employment.
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Knowledge workers -- Supply and demand.
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Labor supply -- Effect of education on.
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Labor supply -- Effect of technological innovation on
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Labor supply -- Effect of technological innovations on.
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| Author |
Hesketh, Anthony.
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| LC no. |
2004303059 |
| ISBN |
019926953X |
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0199269548 (paperback) |
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