Talent Management in Higher Education: Conclusion, discussion and recommendations

This final chapter of this book highlights and critically discusses some specific issues concerning talent management in the context of higher education raised in the chapters of this book. It recapitulates the transition
higher education is going through. This transition started decades ago
but was boosted by the movements of Open Science and Recognition and
Rewards. It leads to a reorientation on the conceptualization of academic
performance and subsequently also on the meaning of talent and talent
management in academia. It points to a shift from an exclusive and performance orientation on talent, to an inclusive, developmental approach
to talent management or a hybrid form. Yet, Thunnissen and Boselie state
that there is a talent crisis in academia, and this crisis urges the need for
more innovative ways of developing and implementing talent management
practices. This chapter ends with some recommendations for further talent
management research and practice.