the search for global competence is a race with no finish line, but
instead, it is one with many hurdles and benchmarks.
This article describes the evolution of the search for global
competence through a unique lens: a 50-year content analysis and
review of published research in the field of International HR
Management (IHRM), and more recently, Talent Management
(TM), with special emphasis on the Journal of World Business
(known as the Columbia Journal of World Business from 1965 to
1996).