ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book seeks to review some definitions of global talent management (GTM) and to consider the particular challenges of talent management in the global context. It examines the main factors associated with the growing importance of GTM. The book outlines the distinctive contribution of this volume, which seeks to critically review important theoretical and empirical developments in the area of GTM over the last decade. It addresses external mobility flows and pays particular attention to executive search firms, an important recruiting source for multinational corporations in foreign markets, and to online recruitment sources that have become the dominant means for employers to attract applicants in most countries. The book reviews the key factors that multinational enterprises consider in identifying talent and how to balance internal talent sourcing with external recruitment.
