Managing high‐potential employees: Current practices in thirty‐three U. S. corporations

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Human Resource ManagementVolume 27, Issue 3 p. 273-290 Article Managing high-potential employees: Current practices in thirty-three U. S. corporations C. Brooklyn Derr, C. Brooklyn Derr C. Brooklyn Derr is currently Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, the University of Utah. He is also the Director of the Institute for Human Resource Management at the University and a Fellow o f the Institute for Arts Administration. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the International Management institute (IMI) in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Derr has formerly been on the faculty of the following institutions: The European institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), Harvard University, UCLA, and the Naval Postgraduate School. His most recent book is Managing The New Careerists: The Diverse Career Success Orientation of Today's Workers (Jossey-Bass, 1986).Search for more papers by this authorCandace Jones, Candace Jones Candace Jones is presently a doctoral candidate in the Management Department at the College of Business, University o f Utah. She recently received her Masters of Human Resource Management, also from the University o f Utah, and her B.A. degree is from Smith College. Her research interests include organizational development, careers, innovation, entrepreneurship and family business. She has been the Director of Human Resources and merchandising in her family's retail corporation for the last five years. Her responsibilities have included: implementing a perfomance appraisal system; training and developing both management and staff personnel; selecting and merchandising goods; designing retail outlets; overseeing and performing marketing analysis and advertising.Search for more papers by this authorEdmund L. Toomey, Edmund L. Toomey Edmund L. Toomey is a Consultant with the Organization Consulting Group at Digital Equipment Corporation. He has worked at Digital since 1976 in a variety of positions in Human Resources Management. His education includes a Bachelor o f Arts from Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, and a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from the University o f Utah. Additionally, he recently completed two years of post graduate work in Business Administration at the University of Utah while on a leave of absence from Digital Equipment Corporation.Search for more papers by this author C. Brooklyn Derr, C. Brooklyn Derr C. Brooklyn Derr is currently Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, the University of Utah. He is also the Director of the Institute for Human Resource Management at the University and a Fellow o f the Institute for Arts Administration. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the International Management institute (IMI) in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Derr has formerly been on the faculty of the following institutions: The European institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), Harvard University, UCLA, and the Naval Postgraduate School. His most recent book is Managing The New Careerists: The Diverse Career Success Orientation of Today's Workers (Jossey-Bass, 1986).Search for more papers by this authorCandace Jones, Candace Jones Candace Jones is presently a doctoral candidate in the Management Department at the College of Business, University o f Utah. She recently received her Masters of Human Resource Management, also from the University o f Utah, and her B.A. degree is from Smith College. Her research interests include organizational development, careers, innovation, entrepreneurship and family business. She has been the Director of Human Resources and merchandising in her family's retail corporation for the last five years. Her responsibilities have included: implementing a perfomance appraisal system; training and developing both management and staff personnel; selecting and merchandising goods; designing retail outlets; overseeing and performing marketing analysis and advertising.Search for more papers by this authorEdmund L. Toomey, Edmund L. Toomey Edmund L. Toomey is a Consultant with the Organization Consulting Group at Digital Equipment Corporation. He has worked at Digital since 1976 in a variety of positions in Human Resources Management. His education includes a Bachelor o f Arts from Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, and a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from the University o f Utah. Additionally, he recently completed two years of post graduate work in Business Administration at the University of Utah while on a leave of absence from Digital Equipment Corporation.Search for more papers by this author First published: Autumn (Fall) 1988 https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.3930270302Citations: 44 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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