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21. |  By: Finnegan R P. Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 16-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 |
How do organizations keep the workers they want? Until now, employee retention strategies have been based on instincts rather than research. With no firm body of knowledge to use as a guide, employee turnover has been a problem for all organizations. This book is the first to offer a top-to-bottom, organization-wide retention action plan. Many organizations lose employees and profits because they don’t know which processes to put into place to cut employee turnover. They speak of building retention cultures but don’t know who should do what and when. This hands-on tactical guide gives...
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22. |  By: Maurice Thévenet Publisher: Editions d'Organisation Publication Date: 07-JUL-2011 Insert Date: 08-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Les fausses évidences des RH
Présentation
Tout le monde sait-il vraiment ce que sont les RH ?
La remise en question des problèmes humains dans l'entreprise a bouleversé les RH. Cet ouvrage clair et accessible se propose d'étudier les ruptures et pratiques nouvelles qu'entraînent les défis actuels (génération Y, gestion des talents, ...).
Le Cercle de l'entreprise , créé en 2006, regroupe des experts de l'entreprise indépendants, professeurs d'université ou de grande école et a pour vocation de travailler sur des problématiques liées à l'entreprise (gouvernance d'entreprise, responsabilité sociale de...
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23. |  A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment, 2nd Edition By: Kavita Gupta; Catherine M. Sleezer; Darlene F. Russ-Eft Publisher: Pfeiffer Publication Date: 16-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 01-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment, 2nd Edition
This thoroughly revised edition of the best-selling resource A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment offers a practical and comprehensive guide for practitioners who are responsible for
Introducing a training program
Creating adult education programs
Assessing the development needs of a workforce
Improving individual, group, organization or interorganizational performance in the workplace
Implementing community, national, or international development interventions
Designed as a resource for practitioners, this book is filled with how-to information, tips, and case...
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24. |  By: Pravin Durai Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 06-MAY-2010 Insert Date: 21-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management presents multifaceted and all-inclusive information that will be useful to students of human resource management as well as practising human resource managers. Using a highly readable style and real-life examples from Indian organizations, the reader becomes conversant with the latest trends as well as the basics of the theory of human resource management.
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25. |  Human Capital Analytics: How to Harness the Potential of Your Organization's Greatest Asset By: Gene Pease; Boyce Byerly; Jac Fitz-enz Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 30-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 15-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Human Capital Analytics: How to Harness the Potential of Your Organization's Greatest Asset
An insightful look at the implementation of advanced analytics on human capital
Human capital analytics, also known as human resources analytics or talent analytics, is the application of sophisticated data mining and business analytics techniques to human resources data. Human Capital Analytics provides an in-depth look at the science of human capital analytics, giving practical examples from case studies of companies applying analytics to their people decisions and providing a framework for using predictive analytics to optimize human capital investments.
Written by Gene Pease,...
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26. |  By: Information Resources Management Association, USA Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 31-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 05-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Human Resources Management Human resources management is essential for any workplace environment and is deemed most effective when a strategic focus is in place to ensure that people can facilitate that achievement of organizational goals. But, effective human resource management also contains an element of risk management for an organization which, as a minimum, ensures legislative compliance.Human Resources Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications compiles the most sought after case studies, architectures, frameworks, methodologies, and research related human resources management. Including over...
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27. |  By: Infinite Ideas Publisher: Infinite Ideas Publication Date: 29-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 25-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Appraisals
Do you consider appraisals a waste of time and energy? Are they annual events which everyone dreads? Do they often end in confrontation and bad feeling? If the answer is 'yes' to any of these questions then this is the book for you. Packed with practical advice and real life examples, it will make appraisals productive and painless.
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28. |  Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning By: Bin Zou; Minjie Xing; Yuping Wang; Mingyu Sun; Catherine Xiang Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 31-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 14-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Technological Advances highlights new research and an original framework that brings together foreign language teaching, experiments and testing practices that utilize the most recent and widely used e-learning resources. This comprehensive collection of research will offer linguistic scholars, language teachers and students as well as policymakers a better understanding of the importance and influence of e-learning in second language acquisition.
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29. |  By: Stephen Perkins; Raisa Arvinen-Muondo Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 11-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Organizational Behaviour Organizational Behaviour bridges the gap between OB and HRM, and the interrelated nature of these fields of study that are more often than not treated separately. It helps the reader to relate the OB canon to their experiences in the world of work and organizations and prompts them to question the way relationships around employment are managed within these institutions.
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30. |  By: OD Network Publisher: AMACOM Publication Date: 30-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 05-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Handbook for Strategic HR The role of human resources is no longer limited to hiring, managing compensation, and ensuring compliance. Since the 1990s, a transformation has occurred. Companies are calling upon a new breed of HR professionals to behave as organization development consultants, helping to determine priorities in running the business, design how work gets done,craft strategy, and shape culture.
A compendium of the best thinking on the subject, Handbook for Strategic HR includes 78 articles from the renowned OD Practitioner. It introduces readers to core organization development strategies and skills,...
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31. |  Health and Safety, Premises and Environment Handbook 2012 By: Alex Davies Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 05-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Health and Safety, Premises and Environment Handbook 2012
The Health and Safety, Premises and Environment Handbook 2012 provides you with all the essential information you need on legislation, regulation, policy, case law and best practice.
Information is presented in plain English, and broken down into separate A-Z sections containing legislative summaries, key points, handy fact boxes and sources of further information. All the guidance is written and compiled by our team of expert authors, including top law firms, surveyors, safety consultants and regulatory bodies. Workplace Law's Health and Safety, Premises and Environment...
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32. |  By: Michael B. Goodman; Peter B. Hirsch Publisher: Business Expert Press Publication Date: 18-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 24-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Corporate Communication The chief communication officer at a Fortune 500, multi-national corporation today faces the challenges of a rapidly changing global economy, a revolution in communication channels fueled by the Internet, and a substantially transformed understanding of what a 21st century corporation stands for. This book investigates these forces and the specific communication challenges that they pose for the global corporation. Examining these forces and how they are interrelated should offer insights and strategies for students of the corporate communication discipline and business leaders to help them...
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33. |  By: David G. Allen; Phillip C. Bryant Publisher: Business Expert Press Publication Date: 04-SEP-2012 Insert Date: 23-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Employee Turnover Employee turnover can be expensive, disruptive, and damaging to organizational success. Despite the importance of successfully managing turnover, many retention management efforts are based on misleading or incomplete data, generic best practices that don’t translate, or managerial gut instinct at odds with research evidence. This book culminates volumes of academic research on employee turnover into a practical guide to managing retention. Turnover fictions are dispelled and replaced by research-based facts. Keys to diagnosing and managing employee turnover are presented such that you can...
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34. |  By: Margaret Parkin Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-APR-2010 Insert Date: 22-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Tales for Trainers
Tales for Trainers is an introduction to using stories, anecdotes and metaphors to give training programs more impact. Beginning by setting the use of stories in learning on a sound theoretical footing, the book goes on to include sample stories that trainers can read aloud to groups. The author provides 50 tales that will immediately help trainers, managers, educators and coaches to reinforce key messages and stimulate fresh thinking. Proven to work in a variety of training environments the stories themselves range from ones written specifically by the author to carefully selected...
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35. |  HR from the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources By: David Ulrich; Jon Younger; Wayne Brockbank; Mike Ulrich Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 26-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 20-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: HR from the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources
“This definitive work on HR competencies provides ideas and tools that help HR professionals develop their career and make their organization effective.” — Edward E. Lawler III, Professor, University of Southern California “This book is a crucial blueprint of what it takes to succeed. A must have for every HR professional.” —Lynda Gratton, Professor, London Business School “One single concept changed the HR world forever: ‘HR business partner’. Through consistent cycles of research and practical application, Dave and his team have produced and update the most comprehensive set of HR...
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36. |  Financial Analysis for HR Managers: Tools for Linking HR Strategy to Business Strategy By: Steven Director Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 19-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 10-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Financial Analysis for HR Managers: Tools for Linking HR Strategy to Business Strategy HR leaders and practitioners: master the financial analysis
skills you need to become true strategic business partners, gain an
equal seat at the table, and get boardroom and CFO buy-in for your
initiatives! In this one-of-a-kind book, Dr. Steven Director covers
everything mid-to-senior-level HR professionals need to formulate,
model, and evaluate their HR initiatives from a financial
perspective. Drawing on his unsurpassed expertise working with HR
executives, he walks through each crucial financial issue
associated with strategic talent management, including quantifiable
links between...
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37. |  Health and Safety at Work, 9th Edition By: Jeremy Stranks Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 10-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Health and Safety at Work, 9th Edition
This practical guide continues to provide advice on how to establish procedures in your organization. Written in jargon-free language, it cuts through the legal complexities to enable you to fully understanding the law and its implications to your business.
The 9th edition has been updated to comply with all recent changes and additions to Health and Safety law. Updates include guidance on: The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007, Heath and Safety Offences Act , EU Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Asbestos...
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38. |  Employment Law and Human Resources Handbook 2012 By: Alex Davies Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 08-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Employment Law and Human Resources Handbook 2012
The Employment Law and Human Resources Handbook 2012 provides you with all the essential information you need on legislation, regulation, policy, case law and best practice.
Information is presented in plain English, and broken down into separate A-Z sections containing legislative summaries, key points, handy fact boxes and sources of further information.
All the guidance is written and compiled by our team of expert authors, including top law firms, HR consultants and regulatory bodies. Workplace Law's Employment Law and Human Resources Handbook is aimed at all those...
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39. |  The Equal Opportunities Handbook, 4th Edition By: Phil Phil Clements Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-MAR-2009 Insert Date: 07-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Equal Opportunities Handbook, 4th Edition The Equal Opportunities Handbook is a guide to indentifying and eradicating workplace discrimination through training and guidance. The revised edition of this popular text has been updated to reflect changes in legislation and policy. This up-to-the-minute guide sets out straightforward procedures, relevant to all types of situation, and demonstrates how simple it is to behave with fairness, courtesy and sensitivity to all.
Practical and realistic, this book will:
• help readers to check their own behaviour and attitudes
• provide guidance on fair treatment
• give valuable...
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40. |  Aptitude Personality and Motivation Tests, 3rd Edition By: Jim Jim Barrett Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-AUG-2009 Insert Date: 06-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Aptitude Personality and Motivation Tests, 3rd Edition In today's competitive workplace more and more companies are using tests to vet job applicants and assess staff. It is essential that candidates gain the skills needed to perform to the best of their ability under test conditions.
If you're about to sit such a test and you want to ensure that you come out of it well, or if you are just looking for some guidance on career choices, you'll find lots of spot-on advice in this 3rd edition of Aptitude Personality and Motivation Tests. It is packed with brand new and improved practice tests that will help build a profile of your personality,...
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