Singapore Management University Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Lee Kong Chian School of Business Business 11-2014 Rethinking cross-border talent management: The emerging markets perspective Tejpavan Gandhok Richard SMITH Singapore Management University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research Part of the Asian Studies Commons, Human Resources Management Commons, International Business Commons, and the Strategic Management Policy Commons Citation Gandhok, Tejpavan and SMITH, Richard. Rethinking cross-border talent management: The mee rging markets perspective. (2014). Asian Management Insights. 1, (2), 18-25. Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business. Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4359 This Magazine Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business by an authorized administrator of Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University. For more information, please email
[email protected]. 18 INDUSTRY WATCH Rethinking Cross-Border Talent Management A closer look at the relatively little understood issue of how and why THE EMERGING MARKETS PERSPECTIVE emerging market MNCs manage their senior talent for international growth leads us to question the conventional wisdom on talent management practices. By Tejpavan Singh Gandhok and Richard R. Smith Markets are grappling with volatility and management approach is thus a must for the were publicly-listed, had recorded over 25 unpredictability, and becoming increasingly health, prosperity and long term viability of percent sales outside India with operations in reactive to economic conditions surrounding many organisations and their ambitious more than four countries, and had revenues them.