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In the trenches at the talent wars: competitive interaction for scarce human resources
Author(s) -
Gardner Timothy M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.10033
Subject(s) - competitor analysis , business , competitive advantage , human capital , industrial organization , poaching , scarcity , human resources , affect (linguistics) , marketing , market economy , economics , management , sociology , population , demography , communication
A number of indicators suggest that the social norms that once deterred labor market competitors from hiring or“poaching” each others' employees are breaking down. This study explores the competitiveinteraction that results when one firm attempts to hire employees from a competing firm (known as “talentraiding”). Results suggest that attributes of the raiding firm, the targeted firm, and targeted humancapital will affect how a targeted firm responds to a talent raid. The study suggests a number of tactics raidingfirms can use to avoid retaliation and suggests tactics targeted firms can use to repel would‐be talentraiders. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.