Talent management in transnational higher education: strategies for staffing international branch campuses
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Date
2019
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Taylor and Francis
Abstract
The study investigates the practices of academic staff talent management at international branch campuses, with the aim of identifying a range of practical strategies that may address the unique challenges of managing talent in campuses located far away from the home country. These strategies are intended to improve service quality and add value to institution profiles. Based on an online questionnaire, ad hoc email correspondence and publicly available information, five case studies are presented. Talent management emerges as a key strategic area, directly managed at dean/president level. Referrals and online portals are commonly utilised as channels to attract talent, and the need to sometimes uplift local packages to recruit and retain talent is recognised. It is concluded that the development of academic staff should be viewed as an investment, and the availability of research funding and teaching awards on campus may be used to attract, develop and retain talent.
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transnational higher education, international branch campuses, talent acquisition, talent management, talent development, talent retention
Citation
Neri, S., & Wilkins, S. (2019), Talent management in transnational higher education: strategies for staffing international branch campuses. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 41(1), 52-69.