All Outputs (2)

Exploring cultural economies of internationalization: the role of 'iconic individuals' and 'brand leaders' in the globalization of headhunting (2009)
Journal Article
Hall, S., Beaverstock, J. V., Faulconbridge, J. R., & Hewitson, A. (2009). Exploring cultural economies of internationalization: the role of 'iconic individuals' and 'brand leaders' in the globalization of headhunting. Global Networks, 9(3), 399-419. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0374.2009.00260.x

Understanding the internationalization of professional services like advertising, architecture, accounting, consulting and legal services continues to attract considerable attention in academic and policy circles. Research in geography and management... Read More about Exploring cultural economies of internationalization: the role of 'iconic individuals' and 'brand leaders' in the globalization of headhunting.

The 'war for talent': The gatekeeper role of executive search firms in elite labour markets (2009)
Journal Article
Faulconbridge, J. R., Beaverstock, J. V., Hall, S., & Hewitson, A. (2009). The 'war for talent': The gatekeeper role of executive search firms in elite labour markets. Geoforum, 40(5), 800-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.02.001

Recent years have been characterised by the increasing encroachment into policy and academic debates of discourses describing knowledge and weightless economies and an associated 'war for talent'. In this paper we argue that these current discourses... Read More about The 'war for talent': The gatekeeper role of executive search firms in elite labour markets.