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Up until now Talent Management (TM) in higher education institutes has received limited academic attention. This diverse collection offers a thoughtful overview of how talent is defined in higher education; the implementation of TM practices; how this is perceived by employees; and its impact on academic performance. Talent Management in Higher Education uses a multi-level and multi-actor perspective and positions the contemporary TM issues of universities in the broader institutional context in which universities are constituted and the historical developments regarding HRM and TM policies.

Both scholars and practitioners will appreciate the insights into the issues of different academic systems, increasing the readers awareness of the contextual relevance of talent management. All chapters in the book are written by scholars who are expert on research in talent management or in Higher Education, but who are also insiders in the academic community. Through their personal expertise they mirror academia as a research object.

Marian Thunnissen works as a professor at Utrecht University of School of Governance and at the school of HRM and Applied Psychology of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Eindhoven (Netherlands). At Fontys she is the chair of the Fontys research group on Talent Management, and the chair of the Fontys Knowledge Center on Lifelong Learning. At Utrecht University she holds a professorship on talent development and lifelong learning in the context of higher education. Marian has over 25 years of experience in research, teaching and consulting. Throughout her whole career her research has been focused on the topic of professional development, careers and HRM, with a specific interest in the public sector and in higher education. She has published several articles, books and book chapters on talent management and talent development, among others on talent management in the public sector and in academia.

Paul Boselie (PhD, MSc) is Professor in Public Administration and Organization Science at Utrecht University. He specializes in human resource management (HRM) in public sector organizations. Paul was Head of Department of the Utrecht University School of Governance. Currently Paul is the Chief Open Science at Utrecht University. From 2019 to 2023 he was Chair of the Open Science subtheme Recognition and Rewards aimed at transforming Academia. Paul has published his work in journals such as Health Care Management Review, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Management Review, Human Relations, the International Journal of HRM, Journal of Management Studies, Personnel Review and Public Management Review. His interview in Nature (25 June 2021) caused a worldwide debate on abandoning the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for HRM purposes in Academia.