Purpose – Despite a large literature on talent management there is very little research on the comparative attitudes of …

Purpose – An organisation’s management of talent is central to its opportunity to benefit from human capital (HC …). Closer examination of the impact of strategic talent management (STM) on the psychological contract (PC) and employee … deal” and “talent journey” illustrate the employee experience of STM, drawing management attention to the consequences of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore what drives UK managers aged over 50 to continue progressing in their … the extent to which older managers perceive that motivation for career progression changes over the career. Design … managers, aged 50 and over, from two large, UK financial services organizations. Findings – The findings show that motivation …

The research summarized focuses on the career change experiences of managers and professionals over the ages of 35. An …

The authors discuss the typology of personnel officers in the National Health Service. On the basis of a survey of … Scottish Health Boards they conclude that NHS personnel officers are “insiders” rather than “outsiders” bringing their …

Purpose – This article seeks to examine the challenges and prospects of human resource management (HRM) in a developing …/methodology/approach – To explore the above theme, on‐site interviews were carried out with general managers, human resource professionals, line … managers and union leaders in eight firms. Furthermore, a sample of 252 employees was included, thereby contributing to the …

change and human resource management. Begins by examining the primary role played by general and line managers in managing … advanced technical change for the management of human resources in work organizations.  …

literature. Examines the extent to which advertisers for personnel specialists apply them in practice, and the range of …. Concludes that social skills, particularly communication, appear to be the most important characteristic of personnel …

strategic approach to human resources management. Proposes that previous commentators, who have argued that there is no such …