BAT (A): A “textbook” talent management strategy fails to deliver
This case explores the processes for talent management in a very interesting company: a tobacco company. It traces the process of “learning by doing” as company executives take on the challenges of talent development in an unusual industry.
To see how talent management is organized in a successful, dynamic company.
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