Talent Management of Knowledge Workers Embracing the Non-Traditional Workforce

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ISBN: 9780230242876 | 0230242871
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Copyright: 6/15/2010

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Freelancers possess a tremendous amount of knowledge, skill, and ability. Identifying, defining, and implementing talent management strategies aimed at ensuring the#xA0;effective management of non-traditional knowledge employees in an organization are the key themes of this book

List of Figures, Tables and Appendix	p. viii
Notes on the Contributors	p. x
List of Abbreviations	p. xv
Managing Talent of Non-Traditional Knowledge Workers: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends	p. 1
Who are the non-traditional workers?	p. 3
Non-traditional workers: a deeper look at the employment relationship	p. 4
Factors determining success of non-traditional employment	p. 11
Trends and outlook	p. 14
Overview of the book	p. 15
Talent Management in the New Economy: Applying Lessons Learned from Knowledge Workers	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
Talent management	p. 23
Importance of knowledge workers	p. 24
Using technology to manage workers	p. 25
Managing knowledge workers	p. 27
Lessons learned	p. 28
Conclusion	p. 30
The Move from Employment to Associate Consulting within the Employment Relationship	p. 33
Defining the key concepts	p. 35
Research methodology	p. 36
Understanding the root causes of the movement: the individual perspective	p. 36
Understanding the root causes of the movement: the employer's perspective	p. 44
The move to associate consulting: a very real phenomenon	p. 47
Integrating permanent workforce talent management and associate consulting in practice	p. 49
Conclusion	p. 52
Are They One of Us? Why Retention Strategies Should Ensure that Contingent Employees Identify with the Organization	p. 54
Introduction	p. 54
Literature review	p. 55
Research study	p. 58
Implications of research study for talent management	p. 68
Conclusion	p. 71
The Effects of Organizational Culture on Contingent Knowledge Workers	p. 76
The contingent knowledge worker in organizational context	p. 77
The contingent knowledge worker and the knowledge they possess	p. 78
Organizational culture and the contingent knowledge worker	p. 82
The effects of organizational culture on the contingent knowledge worker	p. 85
Managing the contingent knowledge worker	p. 98
Conclusion	p. 99
The Customer-Employee Relationship Revisited: A New Perspective for Human Capital Management?	p. 106
Introduction	p. 106
Theoretical background	p. 107
Hypotheses development	p. 108
Research design	p. 110
Data analysis	p. 112
Conclusion	p. 114
Managing the Talent of Independent Contractors in Australia	p. 118
Contracting in Australia: a brief overview	p. 119
Contractors as a source of talent	p. 121
Some current Australian research	p. 123
What makes a good contractor?	p. 130
Conclusion	p. 134
Can Short-Term International Assignments Solve an Organization's Talent Shortages?	p. 139
Introduction	p. 139
What are short-term assignments?	p. 140
Factors influencing the use of short-term international assignments	p. 142
An alternative to traditional expatriate assignments	p. 142
Short-term assignments and managing talent	p. 146
Talent shortages in PSOs and the potential role of short-term assignments	p. 149
The non-traditional workforce in PSOs and the potential role of short-term assignments	p. 154
Maximizing the return from international, short-term assignments	p. 157
Conclusion	p. 159
Balancing Customer, Professional and Organizational Interests: Foci of Commitment of Employed versus Self-Employed Finance Professionals	p. 163
Introduction	p. 163
Background	p. 164
Research strategy	p. 168
Results	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 174
Executive Coaches in Organizations: Insiders from Outside	p. 180
Executive coaching as a professional service	p. 180
Executive coaching as the identity laboratory	p. 186
Managing the relationships between the organization and coaches	p. 191
Conclusion	p. 193
Index	p. 197
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