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

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

This book will help HR professionals to add genui... more

This book will help HR professionals to add genuine value to the strategy-setting process. It is based on two key components: the strategic human resource forecast and the human resource plan. The author presents a powerful step-by-step model and provides essential guidance on issues such as: persuading an organization to adopt the model; and implementing and managing the key processes.... less

Understanding the business processes and principl... more

Understanding the business processes and principles is integral to the practice of good management. The focus of this book is to develop a coherent knowledge of the principles and practices of modern business management processes with an emphasis on applications. Key features: Based on Indian experiences with focus on building a strong foundation for management studies Covers principles and practices in the present global business environment Includes topics on specialized management subjects like operations, human resource, finance, marketing and strategic management Emerging concepts of management explained... less

Employees are increasingly putting themselves wel... more

Employees are increasingly putting themselves well ahead of their work, and many businesses are struggling to find ways to meet effectively employees needs. This book offers practical, down-to-earth solutions that human resource and general managers can use to reenergise their employees (and themselves!). This book is a wake up call for real people managers from the get real school of management.... 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

Human Resource Management In An International Con... more

Human Resource Management In An International Context is designed for those studying HRM as part of an MBA or a postgraduate/undergraduate business and management degree. It will also interest students who wish to gain a greater understanding of HRM issues in their international context and those who wish to practise HRM internationally as specialists or as general managers.The text provides a comprehensive and critical grounding in HRM theory and practice evident in many texts and organisations, but moves beyond this to look at the application and experience of people management strategies in a wide range of different countries and cultural contexts. The focus is not limited to HRM in multi-national companies, but includes practical examples and theoretical insights from a wider range of organisations (public, private and voluntary, manufacturing and service, large and small) from across the globe.... less

From Downsizing to Recovery is an excellent resou... more

From Downsizing to Recovery is an excellent resource for the corporate executive and business planner looking for new insights into how downsizing and outplacement relate to business planning, human resource planning and legal realities, as well as for the line managers who need guidance through a minefield of issues and problems. The authors have artfully woven a story line into the book that traces the chain of events in the decision of a country to downsize. Readers will find it easy to identify with the characters and follow their journey through downsizing to recovery cycle.... less

Human Resource Management In Organisations identi... more

Human Resource Management In Organisations identifies and discusses HRM trends and developments within a variety of organisational contexts including public sector, privatised utilities, small and medium sized enterprises and the not-for-profit sector. In particular, it evaluates the links between HRM practice and organisational performance.With the use of practical, real life case studies, this text provides students with a sound understanding of the theoretical approaches to the management of people together with an appreciation of their application within different organisational contexts.The text has been designed to cater for undergraduate students on HRM or business degree programmes, as well as postgraduate students studying HRM modules and students on CIPD professional programmes.... less