ABSTRACT
Globalization, innovation, market share, identifying visionary leaders and, particularly, talent management ...are just some of the issues that benefit from using assessment and development centres. Assessment Centres and Global Talent Management focuses on topics that influence the design of the assessment centre in terms of the competencies being assessed, the exercises that are used and the nature of the event, so that they can deliver what is required; often to change organizational culture and values. Practical examples and case studies are sprinkled throughout the book as international contributors explore cross-cultural implications, and consider how the design, development and use of assessment centres should be adapted to different cultures. Some of the world's leading researchers and practitioners outline their research into new applications for assessment centre methods, showing how they have used it to design and implement specific assessment and development centres. This is a book from which practitioners can see how science informs good practice, and scholars will find the 32 chapters a rich source of ideas for conducting research into emerging issues in the field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|171 pages
AC Best Practice
chapter Chapter 1|12 pages
Three Themes that Explain Our Passion for Assessment Centres as Tools for Talent Management
chapter Chapter 3|14 pages
An Alternative Take on AC Research and Practice: Task-Based Assessment Centers 1
chapter Chapter 4|14 pages
Adjusting Exercise Design in Assessment Centers: Theory, Practice, and Research
chapter Chapter 5|16 pages
Fit For Purpose? Considerations when using ‘Off-the-shelf' versus ‘Customized' Simulation Exercises
chapter Chapter 6|20 pages
Using Computer-Based Simulation Technology within an ADC: A South African Case Study
chapter Chapter 9|12 pages
Whiter than White? The Diversity Credentials of Assessment and Development Centres
chapter Chapter 11|9 pages
Fifty Years On: The Ongoing Reciprocal Impact of Science and Practice on the Assessment Center Method
part II|153 pages
Corporate Strategy and Talent Management
chapter Chapter 13|16 pages
The Challenges Associated with a Large AC inGovernment: A South African Case Study
chapter Chapter 16|16 pages
Pioneering Assessment Centers within Local Government in Sweden: Gothenburg's Search for Better Leaders
chapter Chapter 17|15 pages
In Pursuit of a Diversification Strategy: Using an Assessment Centre to Identify Global Talent
chapter Chapter 18|16 pages
Integrating a Developmental Assessment Centre with other Human Resource Interventions
chapter Chapter 19|13 pages
The Evolution of an Assessment Center Program in a Pharmaceutical Sales Organization over a 15-Year Period
chapter Chapter 20|15 pages
Influencing Decisions About Assessment and Development Centres for Talent Management
chapter Chapter 21|11 pages
Failure and Success Factors in Assessment Centers: Attaining Sustainability
part III|154 pages
International Issues and Implications