Market liberalisation has fundamentally changed state interventions in the supply of services and supportive infrastructure across a range of public services. While this trend has been relatively well documented, there has been a dearth of research into the changing nature of state interventions...

This is a short teaching case study exploring the opportunities and challenges of followership and reputation in an HR consulting firm based in Vancouver, Canada. The results are based on interviews and non-participant observations

Like all migration, skilled migration depends on intermediary operators that provide services that assist the mobility, labour market entry and integration of migrant workers. However within what is a relatively disparate body of literature on migrant work, there is often either a complete...

As it strives to attain its goal of becoming an AUD$1 billion company by 2020, Beak and Johnston (B&J), a family-owned food processing business based in Sydney, Australia, has embarked on a transformative leadership and cultural enhancement process. The company’s founder and CEO, David Beak,...

This paper argues that different forms of reputation are important for the attraction and retention of talent. Drawing-upon the skilled migration literature as well as examples from national governments, supranational organizations and the mass media, we provide a typology that highlights the...

Based on a case study of a large consulting firm, this paper makes two contributions to the literature on reputation and identity by examining how an organization responds when its identity is substantially misaligned with the experience and perceptions of external stakeholders that form the...

Purpose: From a policy perspective, this article discusses the phenomenon of international talent mobility and competition in relation to China’s engagement in the “talent war” for attracting, retaining, and managing global talents. Design/Methodology/Approach: I adopt an approach...