Headquarters as a Managerial and Administrative Talent Pool

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Myles Shaver
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Corporate Headquarters ◽  
Talent Pool ◽  
Headquarters Economy

This chapter introduces the concept of a headquarters economy—an economy that has a concentration of headquarters from diverse industries. The chapter advances the importance of viewing headquarters as pools of managerial and administrative talent in order to understand corporate headquarters, how they impact the regions in which they reside, and where they locate. The chapter also introduces the concept of “hidden headquarters.” These are important divisional, regional, or operational headquarters of companies with corporate headquarters elsewhere. Such headquarters are often overlooked yet they influence their regions like large corporate headquarters. Finally, the chapter outlines the structure of the book and describes the research design choices that shape the investigation.

Graduate Development Program as Interventional Strategy for Talent Management

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Competitive Market ◽  
Enabling Environment ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Talent Pool ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Negative Perceptions

Organizations have recognized the need to have a workforce that can give the company direction and help it adapt to continuous market changes. Many organizations have taken note of this ever-changing competitive market and implemented the Graduate Development Program (GDP) to ensure the development and consistent supply of its talent pool. Adopting a qualitative research design with research instruments that allow interaction with all key stakeholders, the objective of this paper is to assess GDP as an interventional strategy for talent management, in the context of Namibia. The study findings are mixed as it shows that current and past employees feel that the GDP implementation is not effective due to their negative perceptions about the identification of outside talent and yet the findings did reveal that the GDP has resulted in improved talent sets and an enabling environment to recruit, develop and retain staff in critical positions.

Headquarters Economy Attributes and Strategy/Policy Foundations

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Myles Shaver
Keyword(s):  
Public Policies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
Industry Clusters ◽  
Corporate Strategies ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Talent Pool ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Managerial Talent ◽  
Headquarters Economy

This chapter highlights the advantages that stem from a headquarters economy compared to other regional economies such as industry clusters or creative economies. It then presents an overarching structure from which to consider public policies that can aid and sustain headquarters economies, and corporate strategies that tap into and aid headquarters economies. In doing this, the chapter highlights managers as key decision-makers who make purposeful choices of where they work and reside. It identifies four key constituents that affect such managerial choices. These constituents are companies, governments, non-governmental organizations, and other individuals within the managerial talent pool.

Analysis on Headquarter Economy and Spatial System of Headquarter City in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 1650-1653
Author(s):  
Qian Bo Wu ◽  
Shan Huang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Corporate Headquarters ◽  
Corporate Networks ◽  
Spatial System ◽  
Provincial Capital ◽  
Urban Function ◽  
Headquarters Economy

The paper discusses the concept of “Headquarters Economy” on the current, and it put forward the idea of “Headquarters City” that achieves upgrading of urban function based on the advantages of corporate networks. Taking 45 Chinese cities as the analysis object, the paper uses 42 indicators to build indicator-system so as to assess urban environment of headquarters location. Beijing and Shanghai are the most attractive advantage to concentration of large corporate headquarters. Shenzhen and Guangzhou are in the second position, and the headquarters location conditions are significantly higher than other provincial capital cities. At the same time, other 15 cities among different administrative levels of the municipalities, sub-provincial capital cities and prefecture-level cities have the location advantages to gather the regional corporate headquarters, as Tianjin, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing etc.

Headquarters Economy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Myles Shaver
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
Talent Pool ◽  
Managerial Talent ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
High Earning ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Virtuous Cycle ◽  
Headquarters Economy

Regional economies characterized by concentrations of headquarters from diverse industries stand out as influential dynamic economies. However, there is little discussion about these “headquarters economies.” Why do some metropolitan areas develop vibrant headquarters economies whereas others do not? The answer lies in understanding the essence of headquarters—the managerial talent pool that guides and governs these companies. By investigating an exemplar headquarters economy—Minneapolis-St. Paul—this book demonstrates that this talent pool (Managers), its movement among companies and industries in a region (Mobility), and the nature of its inflow and outflow from a region (Migration) can create a virtuous cycle that strengthens regional companies and draws in additional talent. Comparing the migration pattern of educated, high-earning individuals across metropolitan areas in the United States, and drawing upon a proprietary survey of thousands of headquarters employees in Minneapolis-St. Paul, the book provides supportive evidence for this dynamic. A central insight of the research is that professional managerial talent is a determinant of regional vitality that has largely been overlooked. The underlying factors of managers, mobility, and migration, although here identified in the context of the Minneapolis-St. Paul headquarters economy, exist in metropolitan areas around the world. This demonstrates the scope of the research findings’ applicability, and highlights the benefit of focusing on these underlying factors.

What Creates a Vibrant Headquarters Economy?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Myles Shaver
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Talent Pool ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
High Earning ◽  
Attraction And Retention ◽  
Headquarters Economy

This chapter presents data from a propriety survey of approximately 3,000 professional headquarters employees across twenty-three companies in the Minneapolis-St. Paul headquarters economy. The data confirm many expected demographics of this talent pool. They are highly educated, they are high-earning, they are predominantly in dual career relationships, and many are raising children. The data also verify the frequency with which this talent pool moves across companies and across industries. The data also show that different factors primarily affect the attraction and retention of talent to this region. Quality of life factors play a more prominent role in retention, whereas job opportunities play a more prominent role in attraction. Overall, the data show that this talent pool primarily values quality of life factors that center on economic opportunities, the ability to raise children, and well-being.

Qualitative Case Study Research Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Tetnowski
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Real World ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Study Research

Qualitative case study research can be a valuable tool for answering complex, real-world questions. This method is often misunderstood or neglected due to a lack of understanding by researchers and reviewers. This tutorial defines the characteristics of qualitative case study research and its application to a broader understanding of stuttering that cannot be defined through other methodologies. This article will describe ways that data can be collected and analyzed.

Intraindividual Variability in Development Within and Between Individuals

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Nesselroade
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Intraindividual Variability ◽  
Factor Analytic

A focus on the study of development and other kinds of changes in the whole individual has been one of the hallmarks of research by Magnusson and his colleagues. A number of different approaches emphasize this individual focus in their respective ways. This presentation focuses on intraindividual variability stemming from Cattell's P-technique factor analytic proposals, making several refinements to make it more tractable from a research design standpoint and more appropriate from a statistical analysis perspective. The associated methods make it possible to study intraindividual variability both within and between individuals. An empirical example is used to illustrate the procedure.

Internalizing Behavior During the Transition from Childhood to Adolescence

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Vierhaus ◽  
Arnold Lohaus ◽  
Indra Shah
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Internalizing Behavior ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The One

This investigation focuses on the question whether assessments of the development of internalizing behavior from childhood to adolescence are affected by the kind of research design (longitudinal versus cross-sectional). Two longitudinal samples of 432 second-graders and 366 fourth graders participated in a longitudinal study with subsequent measurements taken 1, 2, and 3 years later. A third sample consisting of 849 children covering the same range of grades participated in a cross-sectional study. The results show that the development of internalizing symptoms in girls – but not in boys – varies systematically with the research design. In girls, there is a decrease of internalizing symptoms (especially between the first two timepoints) in the longitudinal assessment, which may reflect, for example, the influence of strain during the first testing situation. Both longitudinal trajectories converge to a common trajectory from grade 2 to grade 7 when controlling for this “novelty-distress effect.” Moreover, when we control this effect, the slight but significant decrease characterizing the common trajectory becomes similar to the one obtained in the cross-sectional study. Therefore, trajectories based on longitudinal assessments may suggest more changes with regard to internalizing symptoms over time than actually take place, while trajectories based on cross-sectional data may be characterized by an increased level of internalizing symptoms. Theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

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