TY - JOUR
T1 - International perspectives on the profile of highly talented international business professionals.
AU - van Heugten, Petra
AU - Heijne-Penninga, Marjolein
AU - Robbe, Patricia
AU - Jaarsma, Debbie
AU - Wolfensberger, Marca
PY - 2017/10/3
Y1 - 2017/10/3
N2 - There is a global demand for talented managers and leaders. To meet this demand, higher education institutions are developing talent programs. However, international perception of talent is diffuse. In this study, our profile of highly talented international business professionals was internationally validated by 172 participants, representing East Asia and Western Europe. Results indicate consensus on three domains: communicating, achieving results, and seeing patterns and interrelationships in a global context. Strikingly, diverse country-specific interpretations of the accompanying behaviors were observed. The findings contribute to the talent literature and offer insights for educational practitioners when developing competence frameworks for talent or professionalization programs.
AB - There is a global demand for talented managers and leaders. To meet this demand, higher education institutions are developing talent programs. However, international perception of talent is diffuse. In this study, our profile of highly talented international business professionals was internationally validated by 172 participants, representing East Asia and Western Europe. Results indicate consensus on three domains: communicating, achieving results, and seeing patterns and interrelationships in a global context. Strikingly, diverse country-specific interpretations of the accompanying behaviors were observed. The findings contribute to the talent literature and offer insights for educational practitioners when developing competence frameworks for talent or professionalization programs.
KW - talent development
U2 - 10.1080/08832323.2017.1383875
DO - 10.1080/08832323.2017.1383875
M3 - Article
SN - 1940-3356
VL - 92
SP - 323
EP - 331
JO - Journal of education for business
JF - Journal of education for business
IS - 7
ER -