Balancing individual and organizational goals in global talent management: A mutual-benefits perspective

Farndale, Elaine; Pai, Avinash; Sparrow, Paul; Scullion, Hugh

Abstract

Drawing from the talent management and global mobility literatures, there is simultaneous pressure to address both organizational goals to place talent internationally, and individual goals of self-initiated expatriation. This raises important questions for the future of global talent management (GTM): how might individual and organizational goals be balanced to the mutual benefit of both parties? Qualitative data from pilot studies in multinational corporations demonstrate a largely financially driven balancing act between self-initiated and organization-assigned expatriate assignments. Building primarily from psychological contract theory, this study builds propositions for future research, and explores the implications for global talent management practice. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.

Citation

Farndale, E., Pai, A., Sparrow, P., & Scullion, H. (2014). Balancing individual and organizational goals in global talent management: A mutual-benefits perspective. Journal of world business : JWB, 49(2), 204-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2013.11.004

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Dec 11, 2013
• Publication Date: 2014-04
• Deposit Date: Jun 8, 2022
• Journal: Journal of World Business
• Print ISSN: 1090-9516
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 204-214
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2013.11.004
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/909190