Bosch builds a talent bank of ex‐employees: Scheme wins award for innovative HR
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 17 July 2009
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to describe how Bosch Management Support helps the Bosch Group to reclaim the knowledge and experience of its former employees, by enabling them to come back to work for the company on short‐term assignments.
Design/methodology/approach
Details the origins and workings of the scheme, and the successes it has achieved.
Findings
Demonstrates how the scheme provides access to flexible support that can be mobilized at short notice. This skilled workforce does not require familiarization or coaching, which is a major advantage over employing consultants from outside the company.
Practical implications
Reveals that the scheme enables Bosch divisions and business units to manage workloads more smoothly, avoiding bottlenecks when too much work has built up.
Originality/value
Highlights an innovative way of meeting skill shortages and the challenges of an ageing population.
Keywords
Citation
(2009), "Bosch builds a talent bank of ex‐employees: Scheme wins award for innovative HR", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 17 No. 5, pp. 9-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670730910974279
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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