South Asian Journal of Management

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Chasing Stars:The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance


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Boris Groysberg in a comprehensive study of top performers asks some interesting questions:

• How much is the success of individuals attributable to their innate talents and education and how much to other factors?

• Do organizations and individuals tend to give more importance to the individual talent than its due?

• How much of a star performer’s success is portable, that is, can a star performer invariably replicate his success as he moves across organizations?


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K. V. Gopakumar
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bangalore, India

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Boris Groysberg in a comprehensive study of top performers asks some interesting questions:

• How much is the success of individuals attributable to their innate talents and education and how much to other factors?

• Do organizations and individuals tend to give more importance to the individual talent than its due?

• How much of a star performer’s success is portable, that is, can a star performer invariably replicate his success as he moves across organizations?