Strategic Human Resource Management: Building res... more

Strategic Human Resource Management: Building research-based practice is a challenging and engaging student-focussed text written by a team consisting of world-class researchers and experienced HRM tutors. It is ideal for students taking a HRM or Strategic HRM module at postgraduate and upper-undergraduate level.Structured around contemporary and emerging issues, this critical and thought-provoking book: encourages students to think analytically about strategic HRM issues connects theory, research evidence and real-world practice explores the links between strategic HRM, strategic management and organisational behaviour includes an array of examples and case studies from a range of organisations, cultures and contexts places strategic HRM in an international context, integrating coverage of emerging markets such as China and IndiaThe text also features chapter objectives, reflective activities, questions, key learning points and links to further reading, as well as access to a comprehensive student and tutor website with lecture notes, slides and more.... less

There is no better guide to continuously improvin... more

There is no better guide to continuously improving your personnel department.Planning & Managing Human Resources is the most comprehensive book available on Human Resources and all its functions. The book sheds new light on HR practice areas as ways to implement an HR grand strategy: Career planning and management Recruitment and selection Training Organization development Job redesign Employee assistance programs Labor relations Compensation and benefitsThis completely revised and updated new edition will help you successfully implement the steps of strategic planning for human resources. Packed with exercises and case studies, the book will be useful to HR practitioners, HR or personnel managers, specialists in HR planning, and students interested in this field.... less

Personnel and HR practitioners have a key role to... more

Personnel and HR practitioners have a key role to play within organizations, since they are largely responsible for explaining management expectations, satisfying employees work-related needs and dealing with their problems. This book provides the basic legal framework relating to employment, recruitment and selection, training and development, discipline and grievance-handling, appraisal, and maximising the effectiveness of personnel information systems.... less

Effective corporate initiatives and processes are... more

Effective corporate initiatives and processes are the bedrock of successful organisations; Developing Practice provides managers with essential frameworks to identify, formulate and implement the best policies and practice in the management and development of people.All employers need to find ways to improve the performance of their people. Yet many of todays personnel departments are abolishing rigid systems of performance management in favour of strategic frameworks that empower individual managers to communicate with, motivate and develop their staff.One of Birtains best-known business writers and the IPDs Policy Adviser for Employee Resourcing draw on detailed data from over 550 organisations - including the latest innovations adopted by leading-edge companies ranging from BP Exploration to the Corporation of London, and from AA Insurance to Zeneca - to illuminate how approaches to appraisal have evolved and to identify current best practice in performance management. They explore its history, philosophy and separate elements, the criticisms it has attracted and its impact (if any) on quantiflable business results.... less

Finance for Non-Finance Managers provides informa... more

Finance for Non-Finance Managers provides information to understand the tools, techniques and nuances of financial management. This abridged version has been prepared on the basis of a careful selection of only such topics as are of immediate relevance to the non-finance personnel. The book contains chapters on basic finance concepts, financial accounting process, credit management etc. with relevant practice exercises and case studies.... less

How does a manager gain a positive commitment of ... more

How does a manager gain a positive commitment of the work place? What measures are necessary to motivate employees and make them effective members of the organization?Andrew Sargent explains the issues, the theories expounded by behavioural scientists, the barriers to motivation, the crucial influence of the personnel expert and through description of actual case studies the role of supervisors. He offers positive, practical and informative guidance to achieving harmonisation and motivating the team. The book focuses on constructive analysis of the challenge of motivation and practical help in making it happen. The book is straight forward and common sense style spells out a clear message for managers in todays demanding business environment.... less

This text provides comprehensive coverage of cont... more

This text provides comprehensive coverage of contemporary and key issues in Strategic Human Resource Management in the Indian context. Intended for postgraduate level courses on the subject offered by Indian universities and business schools, the researchers and professionals in this field would also find the book extremely useful. The book will also be immensely helpful for the students to define the complex issues of Human Resource Management, Strategy and Organizations. Key Features Written by reputed and highly perceptive writers in the fields of Social Science, Behavioural Science and Human Resource Administration, thereby widening the scope of treatment of relevant topics Chapters divided into eight sections for better understanding of the students Copious bibliography at the end of each chapter to enable students to access the resources... less

Maintenance functions have long been neglected in... more

Maintenance functions have long been neglected in Indian industry. A few decades ago, there was a dearth of trained and motivated personnel as the job of maintenance used to be undermined earlier. But now, with the rapid progress in industrialisation, the outlook has changed and maintenance is now considered as a profit centre.To keep pace with the present market we have to manufacture and deliver goods and services which are on par with internationally accepted standards of quality. This book deals with the subject of maintenance management in detail. It includes topics on energy management, reliability, quality, and operation research as also important aspects in the context of the 21st century, such as total productive maintenance, maintenance information system, and application of computer in maintenance.... less

The emergence of new economies and increasing adv... more

The emergence of new economies and increasing advancements in communication technology have made the subject of cross border compensation arrangement more the widely relevant today than ever before. However. The web of legal, tax and regulatory considerations applicable at individual country levels can be dauntingly complex, particularly so for industries that tend to be globe in their outreach. What is the treatment of employees who are required to be leased/ employed by persons across borders? Is physical foreign employment considered differently from online employment services for a foreign employer? What are the consideration that should be kept in mind for local businesses that wish to send personnel abroad, or foreign businesses that wish to send employees into particular countries? In an attempt to provide clarity on these, and other questions, to in-house legal departments, key management personnel or employment lawyers engaged in cross-border compensation structuring arrangement, this collaborative effort led by Nishith Desai Associates brings together inputs from 39 reputed law firms from across the globe.... less

Permanent Establishment in Cross-Border Transacti... more

Permanent Establishment in Cross-Border Transactions: Law, Analysis and Compliance Strategies will consist of two parts:Part One PE: The Legal and Compliance Setting.This section will feature a comprehensive and highly practical analysis of the concept of permanent establishment (PE), particularly as its embodied in Article 5 of the Model Convention. In a departure from virtually all the current literature, the presentation will afford the reader a truly actionable tool they can use to optimise decision making as it relates to PE in a real world setting. The work would initially concentrate on the PE-related issues of most concern to corporate interests: the notion of PE and the allocation of profits. Highlights include:General Remarks Origin of the Permanent Structure of the rule Establishment concept Interpretation SignificanceRegarding Article 5 (1) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US-Models The basic definition Neighbouring locations Type of business, Permanency productivity Summary of the foregoing Place of business Leasing Power of disposition Personnel Instrument, not object Beginning and end of of activity Permanent establishment Link to a geographical pointRegarding Article 5 (2) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US-Models Main features Office Place of management Factories and workshops Branch Extraction of natural resourcesRegarding Article 5 (3) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US Model Main features Aggregate building sites Building site or construction Interruptions of the or installation project minimum period Computation of the Supervising and control time requirement Exploration activities - Start and end of the - Services constituting a minimum period Permanent EstablishmentRegarding Article 5 (4) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US-Models Main features The exceptions in detail Facilities for storage, display and (OECD and US) delivery Stocks for storage, display and (OECD and US) delivery Stocks for processing by another enterprise Solely purchasing or collecting information Other preparatory or auxiliary activities Several preparatory and/or auxiliary activities combinedRegarding Article 5 (5) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US-Models Main features Sequence of tests Authorised contracting agents Order-filling agent delivering Lasting activity goods from stock (UN ModelRegarding Article 5 (6) of the OECD- and US-Models; Article 5 (7) of UN Model Main features Exclusive representation Independence Profit splitting Ordinary course of businessRegarding Article 5 (6) of theUN-Model Regarding Article 5 (7) of the OECD- and US-Models; Article 5(8) of UN Model Electronic CommercePart Two Country-specificPE profiles designed to facilitate the readers decision making by allowing them to easily compare-and-contrast critical PE-related data over an array of key national jurisdictions. (Please see accompanying questionnaire outlining the issues covered.)Countries covered:Germany; -Hungary; India; -Italy; Japan; -Netherlands; Russia; -Spain; -Sweden; -Switzerland; -United Kingdom; -United States... less