Human Resource Management

Are people really an organisation's most important asset? Not necessarily. Some are liabilities - but some undoubtedly are the most important drivers of value that an organisation has. The question is - who are they? How do we know? How can we maximise the value they have and the value they provide?..

A great deal of attention is focused on the problem of improving the working environment. This volume, first published in 1977, presents a range of views from researchers in a variety of disciplines to illustrate what has already been achieved and what goals and objectives ought to be set...

Over the last 14 years of advising leading global companies, author Philip Weiss developed a unique approach designed for the modern executive to adapt and thrive in this age of vast networks, digital communications and perpetual change. The Hyperthinking model is predicated on the assumption that t..

Many organisations worldwide are currently exploring the potential gains to be made from working with virtual teams. Although many different things are meant by use of 'virtual' (and indeed by 'teams'), usually it denotes groups of people with common purpose and goals working in different locations..

Aimed at senior HRM and L&D specialists responsible for improving their organisation’s managerial talent, the book covers the core findings of the author’s and other published research. It provides a highly participative overview of personality and ability psychometrics, involving the opportunity fo..

Influencing Organizational Effectiveness goes beyond criticism to advocate better practice. Grounded in research, the book will include reflective activities, case studies and helpful guidelines for the various readership constituencies, including students and practitioners, managers and employees m..

_x005F_x000D_ This book reviews the development of the field of intellectual capital reporting, including core concepts, latest developments, the main components of intellectual capital, how a statement is built, and key indicators of each component. It further analyzes experiences from a variety of..

This book shows the complexity of the relationship between HRM and organisational performance, and modifies the current prevailing models of this relationship, where scant attention has been paid to institutional forces and the cultural, economic and social contexts in which organisations are locate..

This book shows the complexity of the relationship between HRM and organisational performance, and modifies the current prevailing models of this relationship, where scant attention has been paid to institutional forces and the cultural, economic and social contexts in which organisations are locate..

In this book the authors explore the degree to which Chinese multinationals have a distinctive 'Chinese' approach to human resource management, in the same way as large Japanese companies are widely regarded as having a special Japanese approach...

This book, first published in 1956, is intended for those who interview people to assess their suitability for appointment or promotion to a particular position of employment. The authors discuss different methods of interviewing, how to create appropriate questions for the interview, and how to rea..

There has been a shift of policy at board level. Cash is needed and Alex Rogo’s companies are to be put on the block. Alex faces a cruel dilemma. If he successfully completes the turnaround of his companies they can be sold for the maximum return: if he fails they will be closed down. Either way Al..