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41. |  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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42. |  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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43. |  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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44. |  By: Michael Armstrong; Duncan Brown Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 06-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Strategic Reward
Strategic reward is the process of deciding what route to take in developing appropriate reward arrangements and dealing with the issues which arise in making that journey. Armstrong and Brown hold great faith in strategic reward and present here their 'new realism' philosophy and breadth of experience on the subject. They examine the essence and context of strategic reward and the processes involved in developing and implementing strategies, along with a clear overview of the opportunities and risks of pursuing a reward strategy, demonstrating how critical it is to the dual agenda of...
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45. |  The Experiential Learning Toolkit By: Colin Colin Beard Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-JUL-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Experiential Learning Toolkit The Experiential Learning Toolkit presents a diverse range of practical exercises, which are based on the theory of experiential learning. Experiential learning is concerned with learning through direct experience, which aims to create more effective, engaging and embedded learning.
Each activity presented includes a description of the underlying principles, practical information on delivering the exercise as well as tips and further reading. The exercises cover a range of training needs including; effective customer service, telephone skills, applying strategic thinking, and developing...
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46. |  The Diversity Training Handbook, Third Edition By: Phil Clements; John Jones Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-OCT-2008 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Diversity Training Handbook, Third Edition
Diversity issues and the need to understand, and if necessary, change underlying attitudes has become increasingly important for organizations in the aftermath of domestic and global events. This timely new edition provides a practical approach to dealing with this sensitive and vital issue. From one of the authors of the highly successful Equal Opportunities Handbook, this new edition is updated to include new chapters on facilitating diversity training and the management of black and minority ethnic staff, as well as information on the new Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The...
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47. |  The Talent Powered Organization By: Peter Peter Cheese Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-NOV-2007 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Talent Powered Organization Every day, workforce talent is becoming harder to gain and easier to lose. A potentially lethal mix of changing workforce demographics, reduced workforce engagement and alignment, and the need for new skills are forcing organizations to look anew at their recruitment and retention strategies. Crucially, organizations that neglect to manage and grow their talent are destined to suffer a dramatic decline in business performance.
The Talent Powered Organization combines a strategic and robust analysis of the dominant issues with a practical approach to reveal the best ways for you to recruit,...
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48. |  By: Philip Philip Carter Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-APR-2007 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IQ and Personality Tests Aptitude tests assess a person's abilities or intelligence, often as part of an IQ test, whilst personality questionnaires help to reveal an individual's characteristics or personality traits. Both are of equal value to employers as they can indicate a candidate's suitability to a particular position.
IQ and Personality Tests contains hundreds of practice questions from both these vital areas of assessment. The personality questions look at attitudes and values, often in an entertaining way, whilst the aptitude questions are organised into two IQ tests which assess verbal, numerical,...
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49. |  By: Brian Brian Clegg Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Instant Creativity Instant Creativity is a collection of tried and tested techniques to encourage individuals and groups make the most of their creativity. It offers over seventy quick and simple exercises to help find fresh ideas and solutions to problems. It is designed for combating a lack of inspiration, for brainstorming ideas for new projects, creating a better understanding of an ongoing problem or for seeking a general direction. The range of ideas will help tap into the creative energies of any individual or an uninspired team. They are particularly useful for marketers, advertising professionals and...
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50. |  Managing Projects in Human Resources, Training and Development By: Vivien Vivien Martin Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-JAN-2006 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Projects in Human Resources, Training and Development Managing projects in HR, Training and Development is an essential handbook for both operational staff and senior human resource managers and covers all aspects of project management. The book examines how to carry out an effective project intended to make an improvement in a context where human resources, training and development are central concerns. This includes workplaces, universities, colleges, training and development organizations.
The book introduces a framework of techniques and processes that provide practical tools and approaches and there are numerous examples that demonstrate...
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51. |  By: Brian Brian Dive Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Healthy Organization Praise and Reviews
"Rarely does a management book encompass such well researched
and tested new ideas coupled with sound advice for management."
- Management Services
"Very readable, coherent and articulate."
- The Times Higher Education Supplement
"This book is an excellent, pragmatic framework
for organizational development."
- Training Journal
Despite the huge volume of research on organizational design, ranging from the work of management gurus and journalists to that of sociologists and behavioural scientists, most organizations remain profoundly unhealthy.
In this fully...
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52. |  The Group Trainer's Handbook, 3rd Edition By: David David Leigh Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-JUN-2006 Insert Date: 02-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Group Trainer's Handbook, 3rd Edition Organizations succeed when staff are doing their jobs effectively. For this to occur, employees must be well-trained. Group training, involving two or more people, enables a collaborative approach to working and problem-solving, and ensures that participants share best practice and a consistent learning experience.
Now in its third edition, The Group Trainer's Handbook is a condensed source of practical advice for anyone involved in group training. Updated with the latest thinking in group training methods, it is particularly useful for managers who are responsible for a team's professional...
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53. |  Workplace Learning and Development By: Jackie Jackie Clifford Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 02-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Workplace Learning and Development Learning and development is essential to organizational success. Training courses were traditionally used as the key method of teaching, but increasingly the focus is shifting to individuals and managers adopting a more flexible approach to learning. Organizations are being held responsible for maximizing the skills, knowledge and behaviours available to them, ensuring that employees are not solely learning new skills, but are using their existing skills to maximum effect.
Workplace Learning and Development guides managers and employees through the concept of workplace learning. It...
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54. |  Facilitating Multicultural Groups By: Christine Christine Hogan Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-MAR-2007 Insert Date: 02-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Facilitating Multicultural Groups Facilitators are being called upon to work in international and cross-cultural arenas more than ever before to help groups co-ordinate plans for governance, education and community development. There are also increasingly frequent cases of pandemics that require facilitating multicultural groups such as the Tsunami and HIV/Aids disaster relief.
Facilitating Multicultural Groups provides a practical approach for facilitators needing to enhance their skills when working with people from a diverse range of multicultural backgrounds. Based on research and facilitator experiences it takes the...
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55. |  Experiential Learning, 2nd Edition By: Colin Colin Beard Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-MAY-2006 Insert Date: 02-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Experiential Learning, 2nd Edition This handbook pulls together for the first time both the theory and the practice of experiential learning and all types of learning that employ activity-based experience. Based on sound theoretical underpinning, and making full use of examples and guidance for successful implementation, Experiential Learning enables readers to unlease some of the more potent indgredients of learning through experience.
'Everything that can possibly provide, or affect, a learning experience, is discussed: most theories of learning, and every conceivable way to interest learners in an activity...Even very...
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56. |  By: David David Mackey Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-FEB-2006 Insert Date: 02-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Transforming Training This book is about the provision of workplace learning in times of significant change and about employing learning as a critical weapon in the fight for an organisation's success. The authors scope out their vision of the trainer as a 'learning architect' whose role is to create an organisation-wide structure for learning. Within this structure, the range of professionals now responsible for training - trainers, departmental managers, training consultants, coaches and mentors as well as line managers - will be encouraged to choose from a variety of different learning opportunities including...
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57. |  By: Bashker D. Biswas Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 11-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 01-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | In Compensation and Benefit Design, Bashker D. Biswas
shows exactly how to bring financial rigor to crucial "people"
decisions associated with compensation and benefit program
development. This comprehensive book begins by introducing a
valuable Human Resource Life Cycle Model for considering
compensation and benefit programs. Biswas thoroughly addresses the
acquisition component of compensation, as well as issues related to
general compensation, equity compensation, and pension accounting.
He assesses the full financial impact of executive compensation
programs and employee benefit plans,...
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58. |  Organizational Learning and Knowledge By: Information Resources Management Association, USA Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 31-JUL-2011 Insert Date: 23-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Organizational Learning and Knowledge The impact that information technology has on collective knowledge, the lifeblood of any organization, is still being fully realized and understood. Organizational Learning and Knowledge: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications demonstrates exhaustively the many applications, issues, and techniques applied to the science of recording, categorizing, using and learning from the experiences and expertise acquired by the modern organization. A much needed collection, this multi-volume reference presents the theoretical foundations, research results, practical case studies, and future...
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59. |  By: Christine Wegerich Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag Publication Date: 07-SEP-2011 Insert Date: 23-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 |
Christine Wegerich liefert eine umfassende und aktuelle Übersicht über die gängigen Methoden und Instrumente der strategischen Personalentwicklung. Anhand von Checklisten, Beispielen und Expertenaussagen gibt sie Handlungsempfehlungen für die erfolgreiche Planung und Umsetzung.
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60. |  By: Michael Allen Publisher: American Society for Training & Development Publication Date: 26-SEP-2012 Insert Date: 03-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leaving Addie for SAM
ADDIE process of instructional design is past its prime; It was developed long before Agile and other iterative processes that have introduced greater efficiencies in design and development, fostered more creativity, and addressed effective stakeholder involvement. Leaving ADDIE for SAM introduces two new concepts SAM, the Successive Approximation Model, and the Savvy Start. Together, they incorporate contemporary design and development processes that reduce the complexity of instructional design and development, yielding more energetic and effective learning experiences.
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