Mellahi, Kamel and Collings, David G.. (2010) The barriers to effective global talent management: The example of corporate élites in MNEs. Journal of World Business, Vol.45 (No.2). pp. 143-149. ISSN 1090-9516

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Abstract

This paper focuses on talent management failure by multinational enterprises (MNEs). It examines barriers to corporate advancement of talents located in subsidiaries and more specifically on promotion of talent already employed by the MNE to be part of the upper echelon management team at its centre. Drawing on agency and bounded rationality theories, we discuss the underlying causes of talent management failure in MNEs. At the subsidiary level, we draw on agency theory to delineate self-serving mechanisms displayed by subsidiary managers that might hinder effective talent management systems throughout the MNE. At the headquarter level, we use bounded rationality to explain how decision-making processes, and information top management teams use to make decisions about talent management results in overlooking talents at subsidiary level.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Marketing & Strategic Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of World Business
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1090-9516
Date:	2010
Volume:	Vol.45
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	7
Page Range:	pp. 143-149
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.jwb.2009.09.018
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/43941

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