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Talent Management of Knowledge Workers

Embracing the Non-Traditional Workforce

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Editors:
  1. Vlad Vaiman

    1. School of Business of Reykjavik University, Iceland

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Managing Talent of Non-Traditional Knowledge Workers: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends

    • Vlad Vaiman
    Pages 1-22

  3. Talent Management in the New Economy: Applying Lessons Learned from Knowledge Workers

    • Rhonda Jones
    Pages 23-32

  4. The Move from Employment to Associate Consulting within the Employment Relationship

    • Rosalind Bergemann
    Pages 33-53

  5. Are They One of Us? Why Retention Strategies Should Ensure that Contingent Employees Identify with the Organization

    • Ozgur Ekmekci
    Pages 54-75

  6. The Effects of Organizational Culture on Contingent Knowledge Workers

    • Lien Els
    Pages 76-105

  7. The Customer-Employee Relationship Revisited: A New Perspective for Human Capital Management?

    • Regina-Viola Frey
    Pages 106-117

  8. Managing the Talent of Independent Contractors in Australia

    • Tui McKeown
    Pages 118-138

  9. Can Short-Term International Assignments Solve an Organization’s Talent Shortages?

    • Guy Ellis
    Pages 139-162

  10. Balancing Customer, Professional and Organizational Interests: Foci of Commitment of Employed versus Self-Employed Finance Professionals

    • Elfi Furtmueller, Rolf van Dick, Celeste P. M. Wilderom
    Pages 163-179

  11. Executive Coaches in Organizations: Insiders from Outside

    • Konstantin Korotov
    Pages 180-196

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 197-205
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About this book

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

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Business of Reykjavik University, Iceland

    Vlad Vaiman

About the editor

ROSALIND BERGEMANN Globalite Management Services, UK OZGUR EKMEKCI Ed.D. The George Washington University GUY ELLIS Henley Business School University of Reading England, UK DR. LIEN ELS Middlesex University Dubai, UAE REGINA-VIOLA FREY Heilbronn Business School, Germany ELFI FURTMUELLER University of Twente, the Netherlands RHONDA JONES University of Maryland University College KONSTANTIN KOROTOV European School of Management and Technology, Germany TUI MCKEOWN Monas University, Australia DENISE TSANG Henley Business School University of Reading England, UK CELESTE P.M. WILDEROM University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Talent Management of Knowledge Workers

  • Book Subtitle: Embracing the Non-Traditional Workforce

  • Editors: Vlad Vaiman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277526

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-24287-6Published: 29 April 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-31802-5Published: 29 April 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-27752-6Published: 29 April 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 205

  • Topics: Human Resource Management, Knowledge Management, Management

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