'Competing for Talent' identifies the emerging role of attracting, retaining and developing talent in the 21st century organisation. It enables readers to develop a strategic understanding of the dynamics and the competitive advantage of the talent factor in modern business and society.

This book enables the reader to:

• gather cutting-edge research insights to the growth of talent,

• align the talent management process with the corporate strategy,

• develop knowledge on global talent competition and mobility,

• learn from worldwide best practices and cases in talent management,

• reap the benefits of successful recruitment and retainment of talent,

• link talent management with culture, leadership, and labour relations,

• explore ways to redesign talent management in today’s challenging market,

• raise cultural awareness on talent diversity in the (digital) workplace.

Globalization, growing operational complexity, an aging workforce, scarcity of talent, and greater international workforce mobility made the competition for talent a business case. Talent is the oil of the future and is the key to strategic success. Talent means all people in an organisation that contribute to its goals and competitive advantage.

“In this wide-ranging book the editors urge that companies pay more attention to the Talent Factor.They argue that talent and team-building need not be adversaries; a strong work culture can co-exist with consistent work out-performance. Talent is a rare commodity and tomorrow’s CEOs and today’s HR specialists will be grateful for the attention given to it by the authors of this fascinating book.” Professor dr David Weir, chair Intercultural Management, Liverpool Hope University, UK.

"By approaching Talent Management from practically all angles, the topicality and educational applicability, Competing for Talent offers unique added values. The ‘rational spiral’, in which most organisations find themselves, will be breached by integration of emotional aspects, leading to new innovative insight. This book opens doors towards absolute winning experiences for general and HR management." By Michiel Kuethe, Managing Director of In the Picture Communication & Employee Relations Management Questions and Exercises

With this book comes a 67 pages PDF with Questions and Exercises for all the chapters in the book. These Questions and Exercises are only available for teachers. You can request these Questions and Exercises by e-mail.

About the editors:

Prof. Dr. Lidewey E.C. van der Sluis-den Dikken is professor of Strategic Talent Management at Nyenrode Business University in Breukelen (NL) and director of the Nyenrode Powerhouse ‘Competing for Talent’. She has published numerous articles in the field of HRM and Talent Development. Based on her in-depth knowledge of business economics and leading-edge insights in talent management and modern labour relations, she is a frequently asked speaker in academic and business communities.

Dr. Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis has an international career in academia and boardroom consultancy. She is assistant professor Business Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL) and visiting professor at Middlesex University (UK). She authored more than fifty scientific articles and three books on the interface of cross cultural issues, HRD and internet.

Competing for Talent

Preface Wilbert J. M. Buiter Introduction Lidewey van der Sluis and Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis

Part I Reflections on talent: theory and practices

1 Trends and truths in talent management Lidewey van der Sluis

2 Talent development and culture in the digital age Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis

3 Employer Branding Marijke Jansen and Han van der Pool

4 New challenges for talent management Lidewey van der Sluis

5 Talent diversity: a garden of opportunities Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis

Part II Case studies

6 The war for talent Marloes Bakker, Jefta de Ruiter and Mark Wortman

7 Becoming an employer of choice Liesbeth Boon, Kirsten Botman and Katinka Klop

8 How can the supermarket branches of Edah improve their HRD policy and practice Bas van der Meij, Linda Cornelissen and Talitha Zwagers

9 Studelta and the war for talent 193 Diana Kooij, Kristel Rust and Joan Tjitra

10 Effectively competing for talent: important factors and the role of a recruitment agency Dennis van Duuren and Rutger de Haan

11 Albert Heijn: competing for talent Eelco Klene, Ed Korver and Walter Leering

12 Talent competition in KPN temporary employment context Magda Andrzejewska, Jeroen Pattenier and Loan Nguyen

13 Talent development in a global technology organisation Suresh Panampilly and Georgeen George Part III Portraits of HRD experts on talent

14 Fons Trompenaars on international HRD and the meaning of culture Christiane Anell, Caroline Schilder and Ramon Labrie

15 Paulien Assink on leadership and authenticity Marloes Bakker, Mark Wortman and Jefta deRuiter

16 Thiemo van Rossum on young talent recruitment Ronald Visser

17 Joseph Kessels on talent passion, freedom and responsibility Ronald Visser

18 Hein Pouw on how to stimulate talents to excel Ronald Visser

19 Bouwedwijn Overduin on multiple skills of talents and the role of the HRD professional Ronald Visser

Epilogue: the art of talent management

Executive summary Lidewey van der Sluis and Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis

Acknowledgment Lidewey van der Sluis and Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis

About the authors

Index

Glossary of acronyms