Talent Rewards, Talent Uncertainty, and Career Tracks

Talent Management: the Construction of Talent

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Career Dynamics in the Labour Market for Talent

In this research project we empirically investigate career dynamics in the labour market for workers with highly specific talents. If firms cannot observe worker talent before employment, theory predicts that they will hire an inefficiently low amount of new workers and rehire too many experienced workers. We find strong support for this hypothesis in a uniquely detailed database on careers of ...

BRAIN DRAIN, TALENT Brain Drain, Talent Mobility and Academic Networking

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...

Savant talent.

The notion of talent is an elusive concept but there appears to be sound evidence that both savants and experts share important qualities. Brief descriptive accounts of the talents displayed by savants are presented, along with a discussion of intelligence, implicit learning, and the organization of knowledge. Cognitive theories helpful in understanding exceptional abilities in people with auti...