Demystifying Talent Management [electronic resource] : A Critical Approach to the Realities of Talent /
Adamsen, Billy.author.
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. 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.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Introduction: How to Read and Understand This Book; 1 The Gospel of Matthew - The Saying about Talent and Talent Management; 2 Stories about Individuals from the Darkness; 3 The Need for Talent: The Origins of Talent Management in Business and Sports; 4 The Language of Talent; 5 It's not about Talent itself - but about Detecting, Identifying and Selecting Talents?; 6 The Etymology of the Term 'Talent'; 7 'Talent' and 'Talent Management' as Accidental Designators or Empty Signifiers
8 The Accidental Term 'Talent' in an Anthropological Semiotic Perspective9 The Denotation and Connotation of 'Talent'; 10 Final Thoughts: The Gospel of Matthew in Contemporary Talent Management; 11 IQC Management - the Future Term and Language for Talent Management; Epilogue - Niels Bohr in Talent Management; Notes; References; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. 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.
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International economics.
Operations research.
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Development economics.
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Business Strategy/Leadership.
Management.
International Economics.
Operations Research/Decision Theory.
Development Economics.