EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

Managing talent is the most challenging issue facing employers in Europe going forward to 2015. This is according to HR professionals responding to a recent survey published by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in cooperation with the European Association for Personnel Management (EAPM) (Strack et al., 2007). Managing demographics is also identified as a key issue and HR professionals in the UK place managing globalization and improving leadership development as issues high on their agenda over the coming years.

In our global world, there are many resourcing challenges currently facing employers. For some, this has blurred the boundaries between those ...