The search for global competence: From international HR to talent management

Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau

Journal of World Business, 2016, vol. 51, issue 1, 103-114

Abstract: This article describes the evolution of the search for global competence through a 50-year content analysis and review of published research in the field of International HR Management (IHRM), and more recently, Talent Management (TM), with special emphasis on the Journal of World Business. We present a detailed examination of the IHRM/TM content of the Journal of World Business from its inception in 1965 through 2014. To put the results of that review into perspective, we review key themes in global business and strategy from 1965 to the present, noting where IHRM/TM research and business trends correspond, diverge, and lag. Next, we present a brief history of IHRM and TM, showing how the emerging theme of TM offers challenges and promise for connecting future IHRM/TM research with emerging business, strategy, and social trends. We conclude with the implications of our findings for future research, and the importance of the search for global competence.

Keywords: International HR Management; Global business trends; Talent management; Global talent management; Global competence; Business strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2015.10.002

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