The Gift of Global Talent

How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society

William R. Kerr (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2021 | New edition
Stanford Business Books,US (Verlag)
978-1-5036-2898-4 (ISBN)

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The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest. Talented individuals migrate much more frequently than the general population, and the United States has received exceptional inflows of human capital. This foreign talent has transformed U.S. science and engineering, reshaped the economy, and influenced society at large. But America is bogged down in thorny debates on immigration policy, and the world around the United States is rapidly catching up, especially China and India. The future is quite uncertain, and the global talent puzzle deserves close examination.

To do this, William R. Kerr uniquely combines insights and lessons from business practice, government policy, and individual decision making. Examining popular ideas that have taken hold and synthesizing rigorous research across fields such as entrepreneurship and innovation, regional advantage, and economic policy, Kerr gives voice to data and ideas that should drive the next wave of policy and business practice.

The Gift of Global Talent deftly transports readers from joyous celebrations at the Nobel Prize ceremony to angry airport protests against the Trump administration's travel ban. It explores why talented migration drives the knowledge economy, describes how universities and firms govern skilled admissions, explains the controversies of the H-1B visa used by firms like Google and Apple, and discusses the economic inequalities and superstar firms that global talent flows produce. The United States has been the steward of a global gift, and this book explains the huge leadership decision it now faces and how it can become even more competitive for attracting tomorrow's talent.

Please visit www.hbs.edu/managing-the-future-of-work/research/Pages/default.aspx to learn more about the book.

William R. Kerr is Professor at Harvard Business School and Co-Director of the school's Managing the Future of Work initiative. A recipient of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Prize Medal for Distinguished Research in Entrepreneurship, he works with companies and governments worldwide on accessing and leveraging global talent for innovation and growth.

Introduction: Why Global Talent Matters to You
1. Talent on the Move
2. The Economics of Talent Clusters
3. Innovation in the United States
4. Points Versus Firms
5. The Education Pathway
6. Talent Clusters to Rule Them All
7. The New HR Challenge
8. Global Diffusion Remade
9. Revenge of the Nerds
Conclusions: Fragile U.S. Leadership

Erscheinungsdatum	24.02.2021
Zusatzinfo	1 halftone, 13 figures, 1 table, 1 map
Verlagsort	Palo Alto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-5036-2898-1 / 1503628981
ISBN-13	978-1-5036-2898-4 / 9781503628984
Zustand	Neuware