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Seven myths of global talent management

Dana Minbaeva Global and Strategic HRM, Department of Strategic Management and Globalisation, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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David G. Collings Human Resource Management, DCU Business School, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Pages 1762-1776 | Published online: 14 Apr 2013

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