A.P. Møller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives

Boris  Groysberg; Sarah  Abbott

Case | HBS Case Collection | June 2012 (Revised May 2013)

A.P. Møller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives

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In 2012, Bill Allen and Maria Pejter, of Maersk Group's Human Resources Department, sat down to consider some key aspects of Maersk's talent management strategy. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Maersk was a global conglomerate with large shipping and oil & gas businesses. Among the talent management issues being discussed: an increase in employee turnover, internal training and development programs, hiring experienced talent from outside the firm, rehiring former employees ("boomerangs"), and increasing employee diversity.

Keywords: organizational development; human resource management; talent management; organizational change and transformation; corporate culture; hiring; employee training; diversity; Strategy; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Retention; Diversity; Denmark;

Language: English

Format: Print

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Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah Abbott. "A.P. Møller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives." Harvard Business School Case 412-147, June 2012. (Revised May 2013.)

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