Human Resources
Human Resources
According to Mintzberg, management education is really business education, offering specialized training in the functions of business rather than general education in the practice of managing. As a result, thousands of...
An examination of the emerging role of the human resource professional as a global manager. The authors outline the context within which today ’s HR professional must operate, the skills they must develop, and the...
Management is a complex position. Beyond the actual supervising of employees, a task that employs all manner of leadership, communication and delegation skills itself, managers must also possess a firm grasp on the...
Today’s learning environment is truly unique. The convergence of technological advances and vast amounts of knowledge means that information is accessible to almost anyone at any time. Shifts in the way people learn...
Sustained organizational success relies on the ability to recruit and retain the best talent. At the same time, skillful management of top talent can determine the success or failure of that individual’s career. The...
In Hiring for Attitude, Mark Murphy contends that whether a company is hiring its next hourly employee, its next CEO, or someone for a position in between, attitude will likely be the issue that...
Written by Jill Nemiro—an expert in organizational and team creativity—Creativity in Virtual Teams offers readers a model for achieving high levels of creativity in a virtual environment. As a result of global...
Louis Nevaer’s Managing Hispanic and Latino Employees is a practical guide to navigating cultural issues in the workplace. The book offers advice on managing a diverse workforce at each stage of...
The Complete Guide to Recruitment, by Jane Newell Brown, offers a step-by-step approach to navigating the many aspects of hiring and retaining employees. Recruiting is a task that is vital to the...
The American Institute of Stress reports that 66 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are stress-related. Whether we recognize it or not, most of us have an automatic this-is-how-I-deal-with-problems...
