Third culture kids: Early talent potential for global work?
Abstract
The main focus of Talent Management (TM) is to identify and support talented people in order to use their skills and competencies. A separate set of studies in line with the above has explored the suitability of Adult Third Culture Kids (ATCKs) as expatriates, suggesting that their international experiences as children represents a distinct and unique form of intense intercultural experiential learning that can be leveraged in adulthood. The most important individuals are those employees who address vital international business challenges and who are critical for achieving a competitive global advantage. The larger frame of reference rests on the construct of cultural identity, referring to a person's subjective sense of belonging to a cultural group. Cultural sensitivity can be described as an individual's ability to develop a positive emotion towards understanding and appreciating cultural differences that promotes appropriate and effective behavior in intercultural communication.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
1-1-2021
Publication Title
The Routledge companion to talent management
Publisher
Routledge / Taylor & Francis
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
52315
Copyright
subscription content
First Page
331
Last Page
344
Comments
Selmer, J., McNulty, Y., & Lauring, J. (2021). Third culture kids: Early talent potential for global work?. In I. Tarique (Ed.), The Routledge companion to talent management (pp. 331-344). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315474687-26