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1	Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative more books like this by Ken Robinson add to wishlist quot;This really is a remarkable book. It does for human resources what Rachel Carson #146;s Silent Spring did for the environment. It makes you wonder why we insist on sustaining an education system that is narrow, partial, entirely inappropriate for the 21st century and deeply destructiv see all copies from $12.32! new only from $18.99! \| SVS
2	Managing Human Resources more books like this by Susan E Jackson, Randall S Schuler, Steve Werner add to wishlist MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, Tenth Edition, explains how successful companies manage human resources in order to compete effectively in a dynamic, global environment. Long known and respected as a tightly integrated, clear, higher-level text, MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, Tenth Edition, ... see all copies from $19.83! new only from $19.83! \| SVS
3	Strategic Human Resource Management more books like this by Jeffrey A Mello add to wishlist This strategic HR text is organized into two sections. The first section, Chapters 1-7, examines the context of strategic HR and develops a framework and conceptual model for the practice of strategic HR. The second section, Chapters 8-14, examines the actual practice and implementation of strategic HR through a discussion of strategic issues ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.80! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, and Performance more books like this by Mark Huselid, Brian Becker, Dave Ulrich add to wishlist Introduces a new way of measuring and thinking about the contributions of individuals to business success. Makes the case that the role of Human Resources is increasingly important, as company assets become more intangible and reliant on intellectual capital. It provides a framework that focuses on identifying where Human Resources issues are ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $26.05! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Roi of Human Capital: Measuring the Economic Value of Employee Performance more books like this by Jac Fitz-enz, Ph.D. add to wishlist With employees cost often exceeding 40 per cent of corporate expense, measuring the value of this human capital is essential. This reseource reveals how to do it and helps managers determine how to invest most effectively in human productive potential. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Hidden Value: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People more books like this by Charles A O'Reilly, III, Jeffrey Pfeffer add to wishlist Discover how the best companies win not by acquiring the right people - but by building the right organization. The 'war for talent' is one battle every company believes it should be waging. But while competitors are busy chasing after the same 'hot' individuals, smart companies are doing something infinitely more useful and far more difficult to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.35! \| first editions
7	Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education more books like this by Gary Stanley Becker add to wishlist "Human Capital" is Becker's study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. Becker looks at the effects of investment in education on earnings and employment, and shows how his theory measures the incentive for such investment, as well as the costs and returns from college and high ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $16.28! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Race Between Education and Technology more books like this by Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F Katz add to wishlist This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. That is, the American educational system is what made America ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Strategy and Human Resource Management more books like this by Dr. Peter Boxall, John Purcell add to wishlist How is human resource management (HRM) strategic to a firm's viability and how might it help to lay a basis for sustained competitive advantage? How can managers pursue their goals for labour productivity and organisational flexibility in socially acceptable ways? This book explores such questions. The authors develop a conceptual framework to ... see all copies from $18.15! new only from $54.56! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Tomorrow's HR Management: 48 Thought Leaders Call for Change more books like this by Gerry Lake (Editor), Michael R Losey (Editor), Geraldine Lake add to wishlist In the future, will human resource management emerge as an even more critical factor in developing and maintaining a company's competitive edge, or will it become just one more outsourced function overseen by managers busy juggling several other responsibilities at the same time? Will HR departments buckle under the constant pressure to do more ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90!
11 view cover	Follow This Path: How the World's Greatest Organizations Drive Growth by Unleashing Human Potential more books like this by Curt Coffman, Gabriel Gonzalez-Molina add to wishlist From the coauthor of the bestselling "First Break All the rules" comes a book that teaches business leaders how to best utilize their "human capital" to achieve sustainable growth and profits in an environment of extreme competition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Wealth of Knowledge: Intellectual Capital and the Twenty-First Century Organization more books like this by Thomas A Stewart add to wishlist The author who made companies rethink their definitions of assets, and who raised managers's awareness of the value of knowledge workers in his book INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, asks fundamental questions about companies while he proposes real strategies for managing knowledge assets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.12! \| first editions
13 view cover	From Widgets to Digits: Employment Regulation for the Changing Workplace more books like this by Katherine Van Wezel Stone add to wishlist From Widgits to Digits is about the changing nature of the employment relationship and its implications for labor and employment law. For most of the twentieth century, employers fostered long-term employment relationships through the use of implicit promises of job security, well-defined hierarchical job ladders, and longevity-based wage and ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $33.24!
14 view cover	Human Capital: What It Is and Why People Invest It more books like this by Thomas O Davenport add to wishlist No longer mere company 'assets', today's in-demand workers have become free agents who can and do invest their ability, behavior, and energy - their human capital - in the companies of their choice. And the companies they choose, the companies that will win in the marketplace, will be the ones that know how to create and deliver the best return on ... see all copies from $4.97! new only from $18.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Aligning Human Resources and Business Strategy more books like this by Linda Holbeche add to wishlist What difference can the aspiring HR strategist really make to business value? In the new edition of her ground-breaking book, Linda Holbeche answers this question and provides the tools and insights to help HR managers and directors add value to the organization by implementing effective HR initiatives that are aligned to core business strategies. ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $29.28! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Foundations of Human Resource Development more books like this by Richard A Swanson, PhD, Elwood F Holton, III add to wishlist Foundations of Human Resource Development is a careful presentation of the basic theory and practice of human resource development. The book clearly frames and explains HRD in a manner that is useful for HRD beginners and experts. Working definitions and core values derived from the history of HRD and its present challenges are presented. In ... see all copies from $7.34! new only from $23.60! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Firm of the Future: A Guide for Accountants, Lawyers, and Other Professional Services more books like this by Paul Dunn, Ronald J Baker, CPA, Ric Payne (Foreword by) add to wishlist This title provides accountants in small and medium sized firms, the tool to expand services beyond attest and compliance functions. It shows how to transition to other professional services that clients value. It also provides a pro forma business plan for mapping a three to five year plan for the transition to a successful practice. This book ... see all copies from $42.98! new only from $53.27! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Accounting for Tastes more books like this by Gary Stanley Becker add to wishlist Economists generally accept as given the old adage that there's no accounting for tastes. Gary Becker disagrees, and in this collection he confronts the problem of preferences and values: how they are formed and how they affect our behaviour. In the process he explores puzzles of social life as well as some of society's problems. He observes, for ... see all copies from $11.48! new only from $26.44! \| SVS
19 view cover	Capitalism, Democracy, and Welfare more books like this by Torben Iversen add to wishlist This book builds on new institutionalist theory in both economics and political science to offer a general political economy framework for the study of welfare capitalism. Based on the key idea that social protection in a modern economy, both inside and outside the state, can be understood as protection of specific investments in human capital, ... see all copies from $20.14! new only from $20.14!
20 view cover	Investing in People: Financial Impact of Human Resource Initiatives more books like this by Wayne F Cascio, John W Boudreau add to wishlist A Logical, Proven Framework for Understanding the Economic Value of Human Resources Investments How to choose Human Resources investments that deliver optimal strategic value--and eliminate those that don't Best-practice metrics and analysis techniques for talent management, performance management, health and wellness programs, and much more ... see all copies from $36.07! new only from $36.07!
21 view cover	Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital more books like this by John W Boudreau, Peter M Ramstad add to wishlist Is your talent strategy a unique competitive advantage? As competition for top talent increases, companies must recognize that decisions about talent and its organization can have a significant strategic impact. "Beyond HR" shows how organizations can uncover distinctive talent contributions, strategically differentiate their HR practices and ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $20.86! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Living Strategy more books like this by Lynda Gratton add to wishlist For corporate strategy to live and work, people have to understand strategy, and strategy makers have to understand people. They need a living strategy. "This insightful book has been the publishing event of the last few months - and rightly so...It's rounded off with a workbook - this makes an already reasonably priced book into even better ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $13.46!
23 view cover	Talent on Demand: Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty more books like this by Peter Cappelli add to wishlist Executives everywhere acknowledge that finding, retaining, and growing talent counts among their toughest business challenges. Yet to address this concern, many are turning to talent management practices that no longer work because the environment they were tailored to no longer exists. In today's uncertain world, managers can't forecast their ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $20.00! \| SVS
24 view cover	Human Resource Accounting, Advances in Concepts, Methods and Applications more books like this by Eric Flamholtz add to wishlist Updating the book since its last publication in 1985, this new edition of the landmark work on human resource accounting has been substantially revised to reflect the current state of the field through the late 1990s. The economies of many nations are increasingly dominated by knowledge- or information-based sectors driven by highly trained and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $159.16! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	On Staffing: Advice and Perspectives from HR Leaders more books like this by Nicholas C Burkholder (Editor), Preston J Edwards, Sr. (Editor), Libby Sartain (Editor) add to wishlist As HR leaders know, successful staffing is about much more than just hiring qualified people. It's about hiring the right qualified people and keeping them. To help you do that, "On Staffing" covers the new and innovative business initiatives managers from leading companies are using to assess the potential of people and place them in positions in ... see all copies from $29.20! new only from $44.99! \| SVS

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