IBM rewards new talent

Talent Management in a new area

Talent Management: the Construction of Talent

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The IBM PCIXCC: A new cryptographic coprocessor for the IBM eServer

IBM has designed special cryptographic processors for its servers for more than 25 years. These began as very simple devices, but over time the requirements have become increasingly complex, and there has been a never-ending demand for increased speed. This paper describes the PCIXCC, the new coprocessor introduced in the IBM z990 server. In many ways, PCIXCC is a watershed design. For the firs...

New Tools for Talent Management: The Age of Analytics

ALMOST EVERYONE AGREES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TALENT AS A CRUCIAL ASSET TO BE managed in today’s globally competitive business environment, but effectively managing talent has become a more strategic, less intuitive pursuit than in the past. A successful talent strategy needs to be multifaceted, aligned with business goals, prompted not by “gut” managerial attitudes and decision making but by fac...

Recruiting Talent

We propose a model of firm dynamics in which a firm’s primary asset is the talent of its workforce. Firms compete in wages to attract applicants, and managers seek to identify the most talented. Over time, a firm’s quality evolves as today’s recruits become tomorrow’s managers. We show that firm-applicant matching is positive assortative, with better firms posting higher wages and attracting be...