Applied research
Practitioner analyses that take one thesis from the research and work it through a concrete senior-hiring problem.
Applied research sits between the position papers and the buyer guides. Each analysis takes a single thesis from the founder's books and papers and works it through a concrete senior-hiring problem, with the source work cited as the canonical ground.
Applied research is by Alessio Montaruli and the KiTalent Research team. Each piece names and links the source work it applies, so the argument can be traced from the concrete hiring problem back to the position paper and, beneath it, to the book Koinonia.
For the underlying arguments, see Research Papers and the founder Editorials.
3 editorials, in reverse chronological order
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No. i.
Why Culture Fit Gets Missed in Executive Search
Culture fit is missed because it is assessed as a skill when it is a question of identity. Why the interview rewards the wrong signal, and what assessment that works looks like.
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No. ii.
What AI Can and Cannot Do in Executive Search
AI maps the executive market; it cannot judge the executive. Where algorithmic mapping helps, where it fails by kind not degree, and how to use it without the legal and brand risk.
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No. iii.
Why Executive Hires Fail in the First 18 Months
Senior hires rarely fail on capability. They fail on identity: values, motivation and operating style assessed with the wrong methods. A register-by-register analysis of the 18-month failure clock.
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