Human Resources & Personnel Management

Commitment in the workplace has been an enduring concern of managers at all levels. On the basis of extensive research and practical work with corporations, Stephen L. Fink establishes a sound basis (Commitment Diagnostic Instrument) for diagnosing...

The results of this extremely data-rich study reveal that women attorneys are victimized by less obvious forms of discrimination. Based on results of surveys conducted by the ABA in 1984 and 1990, this work challenges the notion that legislation...

Designed as a comprehensive text for advanced courses in personnel selection and classification, the three volumes that comprise The Economic Benefits of Predicting Job Performance take a different approach than that taken in most previous works on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998854663Author Paul ShearstoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Celebrity Expert AuthorPublisher Celebrity Expert AuthorWeight(grams) 154g

This unique book examines how mental health issues impact the workplace, and explores ways to create more mentally healthy work environments. Kemp shows how a mentally healthy workplace can enhance productivity, satisfaction, attendance, and longevity in...

This provocative book makes the case that trade unions must intervene in economic restructuring in order to halt the erosion of job quality in today's economy. The author, who is a professor at the Kogod College of Business Administration at The American...

As we move through the 1990s, the role of HRM is becoming ever more demanding. HRM issues are replacing capital resource issues as the guiding force for today's and tomorrow's organizations. HRM professionals must respond to changes in the economy,...

Based on extensive research and consulting experience, the authors of this book affirm that an organization's managerial performance as well as an individual's own personal effectiveness can be greatly enhanced through the Use of mental imagery or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995157224Author Sarah McVanelFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Draft2digitalPublisher Draft2digitalWeight(grams) 104g

Explores why contemporary Anglo-American society is obsessed with happiness. Striving to be happy is now a morally imperative pursuit. Through the lens of novel social theory, this book explicates how this has transpired as consequence of a complex...

Offers a detailed and entertaining analysis of the daily interactions between managers and employees in creative knowledge intensive organizations. Based on vivid examples, the book shows how both managers and employees entertain contradictory...

This book was produced to support the policy dialogue on Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Ghana. Despite some recent successes, further improvements in health outcomes are in part hampered by the lack of skilled service providers, or human resources...

Drawing from a diverse literature that underscores America's growing racial hostility and violence, York defines and explores the claims of cross-cultural training as an aid to increasing personal satisfaction and professional productivity in culturally...

Freelancers possess a tremendous amount of knowledge, skill, and ability. Identifying, defining, and implementing talent management strategies aimed at ensuring the effective management of non-traditional knowledge employees in an organization are the...

This book aims to explore the social and cultural issues within the economic changes that have given rise to service work. Written by specialists in their respective fields, this book draws together authors from interdisciplinary areas that are carrying...

Uses new research to examine performance implications of different employee relations in German firms in the UK, Are they using the liberal institutional system for employee relations in the UK to escape the heavily regulated system in Germany? The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874362022Author Ichak AdizesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Adizes Institute PublicationsPublisher Adizes Institute PublicationsWeight(grams) 278g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473651206Author Sven D HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint National Library of New ZealandPublisher National Library of New ZealandWeight(grams)...

Join the latest debate on the issues surrounding employment compensation. In Compensation and Organizations, a number of leading I/O psychologists and researchers explore the tremendous impact that recent changes in market conditions have had on today's...

The survey process is a highly complex and situationally dependent one, in need of careful management. If poorly designed and administered, surveys can create disappointment and even disaster. Little has. been written so far for those responsible for...

In the UK in 2002 the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver set out to transform a group of unemployed young Londoners into enterprising, passionate workers. Their struggles, and those that train and manage them, to develop a passionate orientation to work...

This book explains everything you need to know for successful management of any pension plan. It shows how pension plans help sponsors manage their workforces to the latest in investment and risk management. With concise and practical guidance on ways...

This is the first book primarily directed toward assisting injured employees in gaining an understanding of the workers' compensation system, and in helping themselves and their families through the process of recovering from a work-related injury. By...

With the passage of NAFTA and GATT, the steady integration of the European Community, and the emergence of promising new markets in Eastern Europe and the Pacific Rim, businesses around the world are globalizing their operations with unprecedented speed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994300737Author Brett a OdgersFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Odd-Guy Pty LtdPublisher Odd-Guy Pty LtdWeight(grams) 308g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814473382Author John McConnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint AmacomPublisher AmacomWeight(grams) 576g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998178813Author Nancy L Butler-RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Heartbridge PressPublisher Heartbridge PressWeight(grams) 222g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780912879727Author Ann M MorrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Center for Creative LeadershipPublisher Center for Creative LeadershipWeight(grams)...

The benefits of Diversity are frequently mentioned but rarely spellt out. This edited book highlights specific ways in which organisations can profit from Diversity, and a discussion of some of the obstacles that can stand in the way of doing this.Book...

This first of its kind book addresses the very special tactics, strategies, and modes of behavior the human resource management function demands of those who want to succeed in a field that faces a work environment ruled by rapidly-changing technology,...

Designed as a comprehensive text for advanced courses in personnel selection and classification, the three volumes that comprise The Economic Benefits of Predicting Job Performance take a different approach than that taken in most previous works on the...

America's rapid and drastically changing demographics pose new challenges to society and particularly to the workplace. Taking as their theme that The only antidote to stereotyping and discrimination is to know each other as individuals, the authors look...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970892638Author Sherry BuffingtonFormat PaperbackImprint Quinstar PublishingPublisher Quinstar PublishingWeight(grams) 327g

This thought-provoking book looks at the potentially devastating effects of Baby Boomer retirements, predicts how our country will change, and provides actionable advice to help businesses weather the storm. The Boomer Retirement Time Bomb: How Companies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648149828Author Justine FigoFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint TcdinkPublisher TcdinkWeight(grams) 349g

This book breaks new ground in human resource management through focusing on specific themes written by a range of European experts drawing on a common survey. As such it is a major progression from previous texts that lack a coherent, cross-national...

An exploration into the ways in which friendships, isolation and enemy-ships influence and affect our experience of work. The theme of the research volume is 'Alienation to Suffocation'; canvassing issues from loneliness and isolation through to the...

This international comparison of pension plans lends great understanding to the transformation taking place in almost every nation around the world. It covers ten of the twelve countries of the European Union, as well as the United States and Japan. The...

Among the most significant features of Sims and Dennehy's book are a focus beyond valuing and managing cultural diversity, and a demonstration of the interdependency that exists between a number of important individual differences (i.e., alienation,...

With compliance now its main goal, human resource management has become a hodgepodge of unconnected functions and tasks. Williams argues persuasively that lost in the day-to-day effort is another, equally important goal: employee and organizational...