Strategic talent management: A review and research agenda

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 304-313

  Collings, David G ^a   Mellahi, Kamel ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HR Architecture; Performance Outcomes; Pivotal Talent Positions; Talent Management; Talent Pools

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349838957     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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