Chris Gash The Research The authors studied the impact of the 2004 H-1B visa cap reduction on 707 U.S.-based multinational enterprises, analyzing how immigration restrictions affected the geographic dispersion of inventor teams and innovation outcomes. Key findings include a 4.7% increase in geographic dispersion of inventors following the cap reduction and corresponding decreases of 4.15%… →

Chris Gash Building meritocratic and equitable organizations is a complex yet critical endeavor, as many corporate leaders have come to realize. It requires effective talent management systems to attract, develop, and retain qualified and motivated individuals — key drivers of organizational success. In my book, The Meritocracy Paradox, I caution that certain organizational efforts to… →

Chris Gash The Research To explore how middle managers navigate talent management, the authors conducted a qualitative study in which they collected data through 147 semistructured in-depth interviews across 26 multinational organizations. The interviews focused on how the organizations identified, developed, retained, and deployed talent; the role of middle managers; and challenges in executing talent… →