Background: In a contemporary fast-changing world, companies are facing growing global competition, volatile markets, altered workforce structure, and another technological reshifting, which generates enormous pressure on them to improve their business performance and imposes the necessity to...

McKinsey & Company claim to have coined the term the war for talent in 1997. The idea still resonates with managers because it reflects the fact that talented people are a critical driver of corporate success. For those involved in this 'war,' the search continues for fresh ideas about: how to...

The rise in executive compensation has triggered a great amount of public controversy and academic research. Critics have referred to the salaries paid to managers as “pay without performance”, while defenders have countered that the large salaries can be explained by a “war for...

This paper highlights talent mapping/assessment and the need of ensuring talent availability in organization to support individual, group performances, and organizational success. The availability of appropriate number of talent, people with high performances and potentials, at the right time...

Early-stage technology startups rely critically on talented scientists and engineers to commercialize new technologies. And yet, they compete with large technology firms to hire the best workers. Theories of ability sorting predict that high ability workers will choose jobs in established firms...