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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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A comprehensive and insightful look at the modern workplace and how employees are managed, where the new approach is driven by the quirks of financial accounting to the detriment of employees and the long-term success of the organization. Real wages have stagnated or declined for most workers, job insecurity has increased, and retirement income is uncertain. Hours of work for white collar employees have increased steadily, opportunities for advancement...
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Publisher
Wiley-ISTE
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Talent is not a matter of status, nor a sub-component of personality, nor a commodity that can be quantified or measured. This book consists of two parts. The first offers a fertile resource (epistemological and theoretical) to consider the notion of talent, as well as notions of potential, intelligence and business skills. The second part, in turn, investigates ten major families of talents (or "Natural Operating Modes"). From Marie Curie to Walt...
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English
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Human Capital is Becker's classic study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. Recipient of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economic Science, Gary S. Becker is a pioneer of applying economic analysis to human behavior in such areas as discrimination, marriage, family relations, and education. Becker's research on human capital was considered by the Nobel committee to be his most noteworthy...
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Developing a successful workforce requires more than instinct. Data helps guide decisions on how to hire quality employees and keep them satisfied. This book shows how to build a people analytics strategy and apply your findings toward creating a more engaged workforce. If your organization wants to understand why you miss headcount targets, why high performers leave, or why one department has more production issues than another, this book is for...
8) High-impact human capital strategy: addressing the 12 major challenges today's organizations face
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AMACOM, American Management Association
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The third edition of this classic is a must-have text for the human resource development (HRD) profession. It has with brand-new material on the impact of technology, globalization, and emerging business trends on HRD practice. Human Resource Development is a large field of practice but a relatively young academic discipline. For the last two decades, Foundations of Human Resource Development has fulfilled the field's need for a complete and thoughtful...
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Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century. Typical HR talent-planning processes (which are too expensive and take too long to implement) are designed for predictable environments, traditional ways of getting work done, and organizations where "lines and boxes" still define how people are managed. As work and organizations have...
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Packed with compelling real-world case studies and examples, this timely book fills you in on the six critical factors that must be addressed if you hope to remain competitive in an increasingly turbulent, global marketplace. --
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Business
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Businesses across all sectors now realize that, if they intend on staying competitive in the 21st century, then they must embrace new innovative technologies such as AI, automation and digital platforms. But many business leaders have become too focused upon digital transformation, leading them to neglect other vital elements of their organization. Built upon fascinating research and an international array of case studies, People Before Tech is an...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
There is a paradox. As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults many of us think we are not. What changes as children grow up? Organizations across the globe are competing in a world that is changing faster than ever. They say they need people who can think creatively, who are flexible and quick to adapt. Too often they say they can't find them. Why not? In this provocative and inspiring book Ken Robinson addresses three questions:...
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