Chapter 9 Flashcards
strategic talent management
process of identifying the most important jobs in a company that provide a long-term competitive advantage and then creating the appropriate HR policies to develop employees so that they can effectively work in these jobs
integrated talent management
holistic approach to leverging and building human capital
make or buy
develop competitive human resources or hire individuals who are already developed from somewhere else
HIPos
individuals who show high promise for advancement in an organization
succession planning
preparing for inevitable vacancies in the leaders of the company
nine-box talent grind
matrix showing past performance and future potential of all employees
career
series of work related positions a person occupies throughout life
protean career
process whereby an individual makes conscious career plans to achieve self-fulfillment
organization-centered career planning
career planning that focuses on identifying career paths that provide for the logical progression of people between jobs in an organization
career paths
represent employees movements through opportunities over time
individual-centered career planning
career planning that focuses on an individual’s responsibility for a career rather than on organizational needs
dual-career ladder
system that allows a person to advance through either a management or a technical/professional ladder
glass ceiling
situation in which women fail to progress into top and senior management positions
repatriation
process that involves planning and training for the reassignment of global employees back to their home countries
development
efforts to improve employee’s abilities to handle a variety of assignments and to cultivate their capabilities beyond those required by the current job