Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1. General frameworks. Strategic talent management matters / Rob Silzer, Ben E. Dowell -- Building competitive advantage through integrated talent management / Marcia J. Avedon, Gillian Scholes -- Part 2. Key practices. Building the talent pipeline : attracting and recruiting the best and brightest / Leslie W. Joyce -- Ropes to skip and the ropes to know : facilitating executive onboarding / Seymour Adler, Lorraine Stomski -- Identifying and assessing high-potential talent : current organizational practices / Rob Silzer, Allan H. Church -- Developing leadership talent : delivering on the promise of structured programs / Jay A. Conger -- Developing leadership talent through experiences / Paul R. Yost, Mary Mannion Plunkett -- Changing behavior one leader at a time / Sandra L. Davis, Robert C. Barnet -- Managing leadership talent pools / Ben E. Dowell -- Employee engagement : a focus on leaders / Jeff Schippmann -- Part 3. Critical issues. Building functional expertise to enhance organizational capability / Suzan McDaniel, Erika D'Egidio -- Managing and measuring the talent management function / John C. Scott, Steven G. Rogelberg, Brent W. Mattson -- Managing talent in global organizations / Thomas Ruddy, Pooja Anand -- Managing talent in china / Elizabeth Weldon -- Part 4. Different perspectives. Take the Pepsi challenge : talent development at PepsiCo / Allan H. Church, Janine Waclawski -- Integrated talent management at Microsoft / Paul R. Yost -- They can do it! you can help! a look a talent practices at the Home Depot / Leslie W. Joyce -- Allstate's "good hands" approach to talent management: an interview with Ed Liddy and Joan Crockett / John W. Boudreau -- A view from the top on talent management : an interview with Warren Staley, recently retired CEO of Cargil Incorporated / Sandra L. Davis -- Chief human resource officer perspectives on talent management / Marcia J. Avedon, Stephen Cerrone, Mirian Graddick-Weir, Rob Silzer -- Part 5. Future directions for practice and research. Building sustainable talent through talent management : benefits, challenges, and future directions / Rob Silzer, Ben E. Dowell -- Critical research issues in talent management / Rob Silzer -- Talent management : an annotated bibliography / Rob Silzer, Joshua B. Fyman.