Sticks and Stones: The Naming of Global Talent

Susan Kirk

Work, Employment & Society, 2021, vol. 35, issue 2, 203-220

Abstract: In the workplace, demand for globally mobile workers continues to grow. This article examines the consequences for the individual of being named as global talent. Findings from a qualitative study within a large, multinational organisation, reveal the identity struggles these individuals engage in as they seek to reconcile the tensions inherent in such challenging careers. By combining and building on extant literature in naming, identity and global talent, the article offers a greater understanding of the lived experiences of global talent, as they construct and re-construct their identities in an on-going cycle. By drawing on the emerging field of socio-onomastics, a greater understanding of the meaning and connotations of being named as global talent is offered. By highlighting how names do not merely mirror identities, but are negotiated and resisted through a process of identity work, a contribution is made to the fields of identity studies and global talent management.

Keywords: global talent; identity work; names; naming; qualitative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/0950017020922337

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