Human Resources & Personnel Management

Career Management & Work/Life Integration: Using Self-Assessment to Navigate Contemporary Careers is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to managing contemporary careers. Although grounded in theory, the book also provides an extensive set of...

The best way for a business to succeed is through its people. While there are gains to be had from streamlining processes, reducing costs or making a strategic change, the biggest potential for success comes through how humans collaborate. Specifically,...

Competition for top talent is a battle. Win the war.There isn't an organization out there that hasn't struggled to fill open positions with the best people possible. And once you have them, how do you keep them? Winning the War for Talent addresses the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814437773Author Jathan JanoveFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint AmacomPublisher HarperCollins FocusWeight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Social network analysis was, until recently, a relatively unknown branch of sociology and anthropology. The development of menu-driven computer software packages has opened up access for a wide range of audiences, including business and human resource...

• Focuses on an aspect of living abroad – building a new social network – that has been neglected • Not only targets expatriates themselves, but also the organizations that can make a significant difference for their employees • Based on rigorous...

• Focuses on an aspect of living abroad – building a new social network – that has been neglected • Not only targets expatriates themselves, but also the organizations that can make a significant difference for their employees • Based on rigorous...

Design Effective Training Programs Despite Limited ResourcesInstructional Design on a Shoestring offers talent development professionals a process for developing effective training programs, even with limited resources. Expert instructional designer...

Changing technology and the growing demand for workforce intelligence have ushered in a new era of human resource (HR) transformation and have compelled HR professionals to continually ideate, innovate, and adapt. This book covers the changing role of HR...

This title covers a full range of dealing with people, beginning with the changes in the food industry that necessitate treating Human Resources in a scientific manner, to highlights of labor laws and regulations. The author draws on his 39 years of...

Strategic Human Resources Planning for Academic Libraries: Information, Technology and Organization provides an in-depth discussion of human resources as a strategic element of a library organization, especially as staffing needs and competencies change...

Organizations have increasingly been introducing web-based applications for HRM purposes, and these are frequently labeled as electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM). Much is expected of e-HRM in terms of improving the quality of HRM, increasing its...

What is human resource strategy? How are human resources strategies formulated and how can we explain the variance between what is espoused and what is actually implemented? What impact - if any - does human resource strategy have on the organization's...

Human Capital Management Standards is a comprehensive guide to the BSI and ISO frameworks for people management. Providing internationally agreed definitions and best practice guidance, it offers a foundation for sustainable people management and...

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2020 - An Exceptional Book That Promotes Diversity Category LONGLISTED: CMI Management Book of the Year 2020 - Society Transformed Category A diverse workforce is a business imperative. Without it, companies are made...

Coaching is proving to be one of the most popular and most effective techniques in the field of learning and development. Managers are constantly being reminded that coaching is an important part of their role in getting the best from staff, while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648446323Author Benjamin WindleFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Thrive CoPublisher Thrive CoWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 297mm * 210mm * 6mm

Leslie S. Pratch is a practicing psychologist who focuses on assessing and coaching executives who occupy or are candidates for top positions in business organizations. In this book, she shares insights from more than twenty years of executive...

This book explores the precarious margins of contemporary labour markets. Over the last few decades, there has been much discussion of a shift from full-time permanent jobs to higher levels of part-time and temporary employment and self-employment...

Careers are changing-a simple linear development is now rare. People need to be creative about their careers, and society needs to generate creativity from its work arrangements. Many believe that the so-called creative industries (media, high-tech, IT,...

Contemporary employment research tackles an increasingly globalized subject, much of it using empiricist and a-theoretical methods increasingly embedded in a market-economic paradigm. However, this stands in stark contrast to employment research's...

The topic of careers has become both increasingly important and increasingly complex. Contemporary economies have bought about changes in the nature of careers, and uncertainty in the structure and longevity of firms and their ability to offer long-term...

Aimed at people interested in management and Human Resources in China, this book is a collection of original and researched case studies on a variety of HR issues occurring in Chinese organisations, both privately-owned and part of multi-national...

The contemporary economy is primarily understood through the rationalist and formalist lenses of economic theory and its accompanying (mainstream) theories of organisation and management. In this corpus of work, the economy is commonly portrayed as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120349629Author Biswajeet PattanayakFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint PHI LearningPublisher PHI Learning

Maida Petersitzke provides an overview of the literature on psychological contracts and presents a four-tier framework that details how organisations can systematically manage the psychological contracts of their employees.Book InformationISBN...

People are often unaware of the key techniques needed to make interviewing an effective step in the recruitment process. This book includes sections on preparing to recruit, selecting candidates for interviews, preparation before the interview, during...

A kitbag of games and activities designed to get any meeting or training session buzzing. This is a unique training aid which will be invaluable for managers, trainers, coaches and teachers. Presented in a lively, highly illustrated format liberally...

In an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, achieving sustainable competitive advantage has never been more important, or more difficult. However, the key challenge for CEOs, senior executives and HR professionals is how to...

Organizational change can be unpredictable and stressful. With a better understanding of what our brains need to focus, organizations can increase employee engagement, productivity and well-being to successfully manage periods of uncertainty. Drawing...

Closely linked to the concepts of growth and globalisation is the increasing recognition being given to the importance of the workplace as a site of learning. The value of the book rests in the fact that this framework does not have its foundations in...

In assessment, the portfolio has gained significant interest as a tool to monitor and appraise competence development in multiple domains of professional learning. In this book, a developmental use of assessment instruments is advocated, stressing a...

Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this authoritative account sets UK and European practices firmly within a global context. It offers an in-depth and contextual account of enduring, contemporary and cutting edge theories and approaches...

Anger is a source of diminished functioning and performance at work, and can have negative consequences for individuals, teams, and organizations. Problematic anger can cause major disruptions in the workplace and negatively influence individual...

The SAGE Course Companion on Human Resource Management is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers to extend their understanding of key concepts and enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements. It provides...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398693999Author Ross SparkmanFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Kogan PagePublisher Kogan PageWeight(grams) 156g

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 14E is designed for more advanced high school business courses, going beyond the intro to business class. With the focus shifted to business management, this text approaches business operations from the entrepreneurial and management...

With employee wellbeing at the forefront, Wellbeing at Work is the succinct and practical guide to designing and implementing an effective strategy that will help reduce workplace stress and improve overall performance. This book not only explains the...

Whether it's a disagreement between colleagues, a dispute with management or large-scale industrial action, conflict at work is a perennial problem for organizations, their people and profits. The second edition of Managing Conflict shows HR...

This volume contains distinctive papers that explore important aspects of contemporary employment relationships, some on micro level in orientation, whereas others are more macro oriented. Some papers contain extensive quantitative analysis, while others...