Brain Drain, Talent Mobility And Academic Networking

Talent is the key to economic development and the network built among talents is the resource crucial for national competitiveness. Talent is highly mobile and a more talented individual tends to show higher tendency to move on and respond to better economic opportunities. Therefore, managing ta...

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Main Authors: Cheng Ming Yu, Tan Hoi Piew, Fok Kuk Fai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Management and Technology 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Management and Research
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Online Access:http://admin.umt.edu.pk/Media/Site/SBE1/SubSites/JMR/FileManager/Brain%20Drain.pdf
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description Talent is the key to economic development and the network built among talents is the resource crucial for national competitiveness. Talent is highly mobile and a more talented individual tends to show higher tendency to move on and respond to better economic opportunities. Therefore, managing talent is a challenging job. This paper examines the evolution of brain drain to talent mobility and also analyses talent networking for a special group of talent, that is, academics. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and patterns of academic networking, and the challenges in forming and maintaining this network.
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spelling doaj.art-eb252742645444e49721394d7bee5b882022-12-21T21:46:03ZengUniversity of Management and TechnologyJournal of Management and Research2218-27052519-79242014-03-0111110Brain Drain, Talent Mobility And Academic NetworkingCheng Ming Yu0Tan Hoi Piew1Fok Kuk Fai2Professor, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Lot PT 21144, Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, Cheras, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Email: chengmy@utar.edu.myAssociate Professor, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Lot PT 21144, Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, Cheras, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MalaysiaExecutive Secretary, ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology (AAET), 40-2, Jalan 2/109E, Desa Business Park, Taman Desa, 58100, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTalent is the key to economic development and the network built among talents is the resource crucial for national competitiveness. Talent is highly mobile and a more talented individual tends to show higher tendency to move on and respond to better economic opportunities. Therefore, managing talent is a challenging job. This paper examines the evolution of brain drain to talent mobility and also analyses talent networking for a special group of talent, that is, academics. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and patterns of academic networking, and the challenges in forming and maintaining this network.http://admin.umt.edu.pk/Media/Site/SBE1/SubSites/JMR/FileManager/Brain%20Drain.pdfTalent ManagementNetworkingGlobalizationKnowledge Economy
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title Brain Drain, Talent Mobility And Academic Networking
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title_short Brain Drain, Talent Mobility And Academic Networking
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Networking
Globalization
Knowledge Economy
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