What do we mean by the term “talent” in talent management?

Industrial and Commercial Training

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 266-274

  Tansley, Carole ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High performance; High potential; Human resource development; Skills; Strengths; Talent; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960071922     PISSN: 00197858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00197851111145853     Document Type: Article

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