This book provides a reflexive critique of the assumptions of orthodox HRD research and practice and questions the conception of humans as resources, as well as the conventional performative focus of HRD. This book provides a reflexive critique of the assumptions of orthodox HRD…
Rough Draft draws the curtain on the race and class inequities of the Selective Service during the Vietnam War. Amy J. Rutenberg argues that policy makers' idealized conceptions of Cold War middle-class masculinity directly affected whom they targeted for conscription and also f…
The culture an organisation cultivates as an employer is just as important to its success as the brand image of its products or services. This book explores some of the shortcomings of employer branding initiatives. It offers different techniques that organisations need to embra…
The most relied-on guide in the industry-now with strategic insight for using compensation strategies and practices to create competitive business advantage The Compensation Handbook has been a mainstay on the desks of human resources and compensation professionals for more than…
This title shows team leaders, senior executives, human resource directors, and consultants how to get jaded employees back on track, carry them through transition and re-motivate them. The book provides advice on transition management, and discusses recovery after transition, a…
This work looks at human resource management in call centres from an international perspective and uses research from leading academics in the field. The characteristics and features of working in a call centre are examined, followed by the effects that this type of work has on …
The book helps HR practitioners understand corporate-level concepts and their relevance to the key strategic agendas of organizations by drawing on a wide range of ideas from branding, marketing, communications, public relations and reputation management. It then examines how ef…
Contains articles on Human Resource Development (HRD), linking the concerns of states and business. The first section of this book contains advice on HRD for government leaders and policymakers. The second considers HRD in the corporate sector. This book is useful to statesmen, …