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THE MISMANAGEMENT OF TALENT
EMPLOYABILITY AND JOBS IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY |
| By: |
Phillip Brown, Anthony Hesketh, Sarah Williams |
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Hardback |
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£67.00 |
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£67.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
019926953X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199269532 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
29 July, 2004 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
This book lifts the veneer of 'employability', to expose serious problems in the way that future workers are trying to manage their employability in the competition for tough-entry jobs in the knowledge economy; in how companies understand their human resource strategies and endeavour to recruit the managers and leaders of the future; and in the government failure to come to terms with the realities of the knowledge-based economy. It shows how some students areplaying 'the game' to win a competitive advantage and what really happens in the selection events of leading-edge employers. It will be thought-provoking and controversial reading for those involved in the recruitment of graduates, and those concerned with the way knowledge-based firms recruit and theimpact of higher education policy. |
| Synopsis: |
The knowledge economy conjures a world of smart people, in smart jobs, doing smart things, in smart ways, for smart money, a world increasingly open to all rather than a few. Glossy corporate brochures present a future in challenging, exciting and financially rewarding jobs for the winners in the competition for fast track management appointments. They also convey an image of enlightened employers actively seeking to diversify their talent pool, reflected in their approach to identifying, hiring and retaining outstanding talent. We are told that the challenge confronting governments around the world is to enhance the employability of the workforce. Every effort must be made to expand access to higher education, dismantle barriers to talent regardless of social circumstances, gender, or skin colour, and to harness human creativity and enterprise to meet the demands of the new economy. The Mismanagement of Talent comes to a different conclusion. Those leaving the world of mass higher education find themselves in a scramble for jobs with rising stakes for the winners and losers.The Mismanagement of Talent examines what determines the outcome of this race when a degree loses its badge of distinction. It shows how some graduates are playing 'the game' to win a competitive advantage and what really happens in the selection events of leading-edge employers. It also argues that talent is being mismanaged by employers that have yet to come to terms with the realities and possibilities of mass higher education. The Mismanagement of Talent will be thought-provoking and controversial reading for those involved in the recruitment of graduates, and those concerned with the way knowledge-based firms recruit and the impact of higher education policy: Professionals working in university careers services, HRM, training, or recruitment generally; Researchers, academics, or students of Business and Management, Human Resource Management, Public Policy, Education, or Sociology; and Job candidates themselves - the 'players' and 'purists' described in the book. |
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Tables and figures |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
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Returnable |
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