Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Critical and Emerging Issues in Human Resources
ISBN: 9780470257715 | 0470257717
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Pub. Date: 4/24/2012
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Human resource management is a vital function of any organization, at the nexus of business practice, psychology, and law. This one-of-a-kind and all-in-one print and online encyclopedia offers access to information on all manner of topics and issues related to the "people" side of business.
The three volumes in The Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management offer a comprehensive review of the essential issues and most important information available on the topic. Each volume in the encyclopedia contains contributio... MORE
The three volumes in The Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management offer a comprehensive review of the essential issues and most important information available on the topic. Each volume in the encyclopedia contains contributio... MORE
| Introduction to Volume Three | p. xi |
| Leadership And Learning | p. 1 |
| Best Practices in Leadership Development | p. 3 |
| Applying Learning and Organization Development Principles to Specific Organizational Contexts: The Higher Education Development Experience | p. 23 |
| Improving the Customer Learning Experience with Web-Interactive Guides | p. 34 |
| Leadership Is Going Global | p. 43 |
| Web 2.0 Applications... MORE | p. 54 |
| High-Octane Leadership: An Essay to HR Professionals for Leading with Impact | p. 66 |
| The Social Construction of Productive Organizations: Understanding the Leadership Moments of Everyday Talk | p. 75 |
| Leadership Versatility | p. 90 |
| Strategy And Measurement | p. 99 |
| Aligning Stakeholder Goals in a Measurement Project | p. 101 |
| Strategic Business Partner Role: Defi nition, Knowledge, Skills, and Operating Tensions | p. 112 |
| Human Resource Metrics: A Contemporary Approach to Managing Human Capital | p. 129 |
| The Eight Ps of Healthy Workplace Design | p. 137 |
| The Evolution Of Human Resources | p. 159 |
| The HR Transition to Strategic Partner: The Rarely Discussed Identity Challenges | p. 161 |
| Reorganization of HRM—Past, Present, and Future | p. 173 |
| Workplace Bullying: What Can Be Done to Prevent and Manage It? | p. 181 |
| Myths and Realities in Human Capital Development: Generation Gaps in the Workplace | p. 197 |
| Lost Wisdom, Lost ROI: Causes, Consequences, and Strategies to Mitigate Failed Global Mobility Programs | p. 210 |
| The Role of HR in Fostering Innovation in Organizations | p. 226 |
| Overtime Addiction: Causes, Consequences, and Cures | p. 238 |
| The Convergence and Divergence of HRM Across Nations: Cultural and Institutional Influences | p. 252 |
| Closing Critical Skills Gaps: The Case for Engagement in Regional Workforce Development Initiatives | p. 264 |
| Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | p. 274 |
| Human Resource Transformation: The Internal Consulting Role | p. 287 |
| The Implications of Situational Strength for HRM | p. 298 |
| Contributors | p. 307 |
| Name Index | p. 317 |
| Subject Index | p. 329 |
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William J. Rothwell, Ph.D., SPHR, professor of Workforce Education and Development, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, Pennsylvania State University and president of Rothwell and Associates, Inc. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of over 60 books and hundreds of articles and book chapters on human resource management, training, and development.
George M. (Bud) Benscoter, Ph.D., is Senior Associate at Quanovia, Inc., a performance consulting firm, and has served on the graduate faculties of Penn State, Wharton, Duke and George Washington.
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