An innate talent uncovered

Talent Management: the Construction of Talent

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Talent Identification and Development: An Academic Review

‘Unscience’ uncovered

“One day I could give you the biggest classroom in the world,” Ed Murrow told a former teacher he was trying to recruit to CBS as World War II ended. “. . . I see CBS as an international classroom.” The internet is very different from radio or television, but its present stage of development can be compared to broadcasting 50 years ago. Like radio and television back then, the internet is young...

Recruiting Talent

We propose a model of firm dynamics in which a firm’s primary asset is the talent of its workforce. Firms compete in wages to attract applicants, and managers seek to identify the most talented. Over time, a firm’s quality evolves as today’s recruits become tomorrow’s managers. We show that firm-applicant matching is positive assortative, with better firms posting higher wages and attracting be...

Savant talent.

The notion of talent is an elusive concept but there appears to be sound evidence that both savants and experts share important qualities. Brief descriptive accounts of the talents displayed by savants are presented, along with a discussion of intelligence, implicit learning, and the organization of knowledge. Cognitive theories helpful in understanding exceptional abilities in people with auti...