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Balancing individual and organizational goals in global talent management: A mutual-benefits perspective

Elaine Farndale, Avinash Pai, Paul Sparrow and Hugh Scullion

Journal of World Business, 2014, vol. 49, issue 2, 204-214

Abstract: Drawing from the talent management and global mobility literatures, there is simultaneous pressure to address both organizational goals to place talent internationally, and individual goals of self-initiated expatriation. This raises important questions for the future of global talent management (GTM): how might individual and organizational goals be balanced to the mutual benefit of both parties? Qualitative data from pilot studies in multinational corporations demonstrate a largely financially driven balancing act between self-initiated and organization-assigned expatriate assignments. Building primarily from psychological contract theory, this study builds propositions for future research, and explores the implications for global talent management practice.

Keywords: Global talent management; Global mobility; Organization-assigned expatriation; Self-initiated expatriation; Psychological contract theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.11.004

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