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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2021 - HR & Management Category DISTINGUISHED FAVOURITE: Independent Press Awards 2021 - Business General Category Flexible working is now a key concern for many employees. It spans genders, ages and family circumstances, with 37% of millennials declining a job offer if working flexibly isn't an option and 78% of employees over 50 wanting more flexible hours. Flexible Working is a practical guide for HR practitioners showing how to develop an effective flexible working strategy to meet the needs of employees and the needs of the business. This book explains how to develop effective flexibility policies and processes as well as how to communicate and train line managers on these practices. It also includes advice on how to overcome barriers to flexible working, dispels common myths and offers guidance on the different forms of flexible working available to organizations. Flexible Working shows that working practices outside the standard 9-5, five-days-a-week in the office can benefit a company. It drives employee engagement and performance, reduces costs and workplace stress and improves talent acquisition from a more diverse talent pool. It also explains how a proactive flexible working strategy can have sustainability benefits and reduce a company's carbon footprint. Including case studies from organizations such as Zurich Insurance, and supported by rigorous analysis of flexible working data, this is essential reading for all HR professionals.Trade Review"Flexible Working is an excellent 'how to do it' book that helps employers think through their options for flexible working in the new world of work. This is a very well written and extremely timely book and will support the HR community in thinking through how we work in the future." * Professor Sir Cary Cooper, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester *"From formulating a strategy to launching and embedding flexible working practices across the organization, Gemma Dale's book is the perfect companion to this potentially daunting task. Part One of the book sets out the rich evidential basis for flexible working as a driver of organizational performance and its impact on the bottom line. Part Two provides a step-by-step approach to ensuring that a move towards flexible working is not only successful from day one but also sustainable in the longer term. Packed with case studies, practical examples and useful templates, this book is a must-read for forward-looking businesses of all sizes." * Karen Teago, CEO and Principal Solicitor, Your Employment Settlement Service *"The book is an accessible and well-reasoned contribution to thinking about and understanding flexible work. It not only makes a clear case for the benefits of organizations taking a flexible approach to work, but offers clear and easily implementable interventions to overcome some of the most commonly faced barriers. It does this whilst also calling out, with gusto, those areas where myth, bluster or lazy assumptions have dominated the debate." * David D’Souza. Membership Director, CIPD *"This book is a must-read for any HR practitioner or business leader who wants to create a more flexible future for their organization. As well as providing the evidence to build the business case, it delivers a complete and practical guide to every step that you need to take along the way. Gemma provides us with compelling reasons to rethink how and where we work." * Tim Scott, People Director, Fletchers Solicitors *"If you are a HR professional or a line manager, this comprehensive book will take you on a learning journey giving you both an introductory blast into what flexible working means through to embedding it into your organization's strategy and culture. It uniquely does the horizon scanning for you as you consider the future and how flexible working can support other big workplace agendas like wellbeing, attracting talent and inclusion. Any myths are dispelled, barriers explored, and toolkits included to help to create a flexible working culture and embed flexible working practices. It's a must read. 5 stars from me!" * Daphne Doody-Green, Head of CIPD Northern England *"Punchy, comprehensive and thorough, Gemma's book covers everything you'll need to know about this vital subject. If you're still in any doubt that flexible working needs to be part of our present and future, you'll be left with a clear sense that this is the right thing to do and be equipped with all the information, perspectives and tools needed to make it happen. You can't afford to be without this book." * Neil Usher, Chief Partnerships Officer, GoSpace AI and author of "The Elemental Workplace" *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction: Why flexible working and why now; Section - Part One: The case for flexibility; Chapter - 01: Flexible working; Chapter - 02: The benefits and challenges of flexible working; Chapter - 03: Flexible working and the future of work; Chapter - 04: Flexible working and inclusion; Chapter - 05: Flexible working and wellbeing; Chapter - 06: Exploring flexible working myths; Chapter - 07: The barriers to flexible working, and how to overcome them; Section - Part Two: Introducing flexible working: The practical guide; Chapter - 08: From compliance to culture: Six elements of a truly flexible workplace; Chapter - 09: Developing a strategy for flexible working; Chapter - 10: Effective policy and process; Chapter - 11: Supporting implementation; Chapter - 12: Conclusions; Chapter - 13: Flexible working toolkit; Chapter - 14: Epilogue: Flexible working post Covid-19; Chapter - 15: Appendix 1: Sample tools for managers; Chapter - 15: Appendix 2: Sample tools for employees;

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Book SynopsisAs business priorities change and focus shifts to address arising issues, HR professionals need to be able to reorganize talent swiftly and plan for future needs to enable the business to succeed. It covers how to forecast organizational demand for people, resources and skills, analyze the gap between supply and demand and most importantly, how to fill this gap. This book explains how to use agile workforce planning to achieve this. Agile Workforce Planning is a practical guide for HR and organization development practitioners needing to align their staff, skills and resources with evolving company goals. This book also covers how to identify the skills needed in the workforce, where these skills are already available and when they're missing, how to decide whether to buy, borrow or build them. Agile Workforce Planning explains how to collect data to calculate and predict staff churn as well as how to use qualitative and quantitative demand modelling to forecast for future needs and provides strategies to address these including lateral internal recruitment. There is also expert guidance on horizon scanning, scenario planning and how to secure stakeholder buy in and engagement for an agile workforce plan. Supported by case studies from companies including Apple, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, NATO and the UK National Health Service, this is essential reading for HR and OD professionals needing to continuously align the talent and capabilities in their workforce with the overall business strategyTrade Review"Adam has filled a major gap in the literature with this book. Thoughtful, nuanced, rigorous and practical, it will be a great end-to-end guide and reference for leaders and professionals at all levels on the ROI, theory and practice of effective workforce planning." * Rupert McNeil, Government Chief People Officer, UK Civil Service *"In this constantly changing world we respond with adaptability and speed, with a consistent learning mindset, seeking development and innovation. This book immerses the reader in this agile world through a welcoming narration of personal and business stories, explaining how to practically implement theories and conquer the related statistics. Adam Gibson, offers the recipe to succeed on having the right people capability that will lead an organization become truly agile. This book is written with the people in mind not just the business, preparing us for the future workplace. Its captivating narration offers an enjoyable way of fast knowledge assimilation for all those seeking to extend their knowledge on workforce planning and gain new perspectives, as well as those that want to start their learning on this topic." * Anna Mamalaki, Organizational Development & HR Consulting Director, Business: The Human Aspect LLC *"Adam Gibson provides us with a guide to agile workforce planning for professionals at all levels. This is a go-to handbook on how to plan for the future that I will be using many more times for its wealth of case studies and examples." * Erik van Vulpen, Founder, Academy to Innovate HR *"In Agile Workforce Planning, Adam Gibson has delivered the definitive book on workforce planning. As businesses navigate uncertainty and complexity, this book shows how workforce planning will need to be agile and built upon solid principles of business, economics, and risk. It is a must-read for practitioners in this space." * Nicholas Garbis, former leader of SWP at General Electric and Allianz SE *"At last a comprehensive and practical guide to workforce planning! Whilst organizations are realising the value of strategic workforce planning, as a relatively new discipline within the HR profession and wider business, there hasn't been the corresponding capability to capitalise on their interest. Staying true to Adam's 7Bs of workforce planning, if there is no internal supply and a scarcity of skill in the market then organizations need build this capability. Adam's book takes significant steps in providing the resource for organizations to build a workforce planning capability for themselves. It enables people to become SWP (Strategic Workforce Planning) professionals, providing them with the knowledge, tools and approach to form a solid foundation as a SWP practitioner." * Kath Soole, Strategic Workforce Planning Lead, Ministry of Defence *"Adam has woven together his considerable experience, detailed academic research, organizational case studies and fascinating military anecdotes to convey the 'what' the 'how' and critically the 'why' behind Agile Workforce Planning. I believe all HR professionals, not just those devoted to workforce planning, will find the framework and insights provided of real practical value in shaping, building and delivering the workforces their organizations require." * Steven Scott, Global Head & Managing Director, Workforce Management & Analytics, Standard Chartered Bank *"Workforce planning has always been among the top priorities for HR and Business leaders alike - after all, if we don't anticipate the workforce we need in our organizations well, we may suffer massive direct or opportunity cost. However, in today's VUCA world, workforce planning has proved to be an almost impossible task - how shall we anticipate the workforce requirements when we cannot even predict what might happen a few months ahead? This is why I was so happy to receive a copy of Adam's book, who based on his many year's practical experience shows us that with solid, Agile principles we can create the workforce we need that enables organizations to be successful in the market. The book is based on solid research and academic insights - and also demonstrates many practical, real-life applications showing the readers that workforce planning is a manageable process if we apply an agile mindset- after all, we cannot change the past, but we can always alter our current situation and act now to build the organization of the future." * Mihaly Nagy, Founder & CEO, The HR Congress *"A business strategy without understanding the future workforce shape, capability and skill needs, and cultures and operating model is like having a stool missing a leg. In these times with all the drivers of change in the future of work, organizations need to build the capability for agile workforce planning. This book provides great insights on what this means, why it is important, and the ways in which to approach it. It will help us all in being able to adapt for the future in an uncertain world." * Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Introduction to workforce planning; Chapter - 01: What is workforce planning?; Chapter - 02: Evolution of workforce planning; Chapter - 03: The value and limitations of workforce planning; Chapter - 04: The agile approach; Section - TWO: Baseline; Chapter - 05: Analysing the strategic context; Chapter - 06: Understanding the workforce; Chapter - 07: Gaining buy-in; Section - THREE: Supply; Chapter - 08: Understanding workforce evolution; Section - FOUR: Demand; Chapter - 09: The nature of demand; Chapter - 10: Forecasting demand; Section - FIVE: Gap analysis; Chapter - 11: Establishing the gap; Section - SIX: Action plan; Chapter - 12: The planning approach; Chapter - 13: Demand optimization; Chapter - 14: Talent management; Chapter - 15: Creating the plan; Section - SEVEN: Deliver; Chapter - 16: Implementing the plan; Section - EIGHT: Conclusion; Chapter - 17: Becoming a workforce planning professional

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Book SynopsisA high-performing and cohesive leadership team is essential for organizational success. Leadership Team Coaching in Practice provides an overview of the tools and techniques for coaching leadership teams and shows how these approaches have been applied around the world in a variety of team types and industries. Featuring expert contributions from chief executives, team coaches, team leaders and consultants in organizations including Comair and the UK National Health Service (NHS), this practical guide illustrates best practice tailored to the needs of each organization. The new and updated third edition of Leadership Team Coaching in Practice incorporates the latest research and thinking in the field, including new material on developing the personal core capacities for systemic team coaching. Alongside updates to case studies to offer a long-term view of interventions, the third edition contains new case studies including team coaching in Toyota through a period of transformation. There is a new medley chapter of short case stories that address some of the regularly asked questions by new team coaches and new material that explores ways of creating a teaming and 'team of teams' culture. This book remains an essential resource for executive and team coaches, CEOs, team leaders, organizational development consultants, and those studying coaching as part of a degree or coaching qualification.Trade Review"Systemic, Team and Coaching - three powerful concepts. The case studies and other chapters in this book show how you can put them together to enable leaders and their teams to meet the challenges of an evolving world with confidence and integrity!" * Professor David Clutterbuck, Co-Dean of the Global Team Coaching Institute *"A great new edition from Peter Hawkins, the world's leading pioneer in Systemic Team Coaching, which provides rich case examples of coaching teams in different sectors and different countries around the world. A must-read if you want to see best practice in action." * Damian Goldvarg, President, Goldvarg Consulting Group, Inc *"In a highly interconnected and interdependent world, it is critical for organizations to recognize their role and power in impacting the broader ecosystem in which they exist. What better way to guide leaders and coaches on how to go about this organizational transformation than through a compelling collection of case studies (collected from around the world) sharing how real teams are using leadership team coaching to grapple with their own unique complex systemic issues." * Ilka Dunne, Leadership and Coaching Lead, FirstRand Bank South Africa *"Peter Hawkins' world class methodology is very helpful for high level steering and developing of all types of companies and organizations, plus a great tool with teams and for personal development. For me, as a CEO, it is the basis of my work." * Dr. Frank Quante, CEO, Fraport Bulgaria (Varna Airport and Burgas Airport) *"An inspiring and practical read for Leaders, Coaches and OD Consultants on how to take your teams to the next level of what the future needs and be stakeholder centric. Edited by Peter Hawkins, the world's leading pioneer in Systemic Team Coaching, it offers case examples from around the world, many written jointly by CEOs and their team coach." * Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction: High value-creating teams – the latest research and development [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 02: What are leadership team coaching and systemic team coaching? [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 03: Learning from case studies and an overview of published case studies [Peter Hawkins, Catherine Carr and Jacqueline Peters]; Chapter - 04: Coaching the commissioning and clarifying: A case study of a professional services leadership team [Hilary Lines]; Chapter - 05: Coaching the co-creating within the team: Two case studies from Canada [Catherine Carr and Jacqueline Peters]; Chapter - 06: Coaching the Connections: Inter-team coaching at Yeovil Hospital Foundation Trust [Peter Hawkins and Gavin Boyle]; Chapter - 07: Coaching the team working with its core learning [Sue Coyne and Judith Nicol]; Chapter - 08: Systemic team coaching: co-creation by four teams – A Japanese case study: Kyoto Toyota Motor Company [Hidetoshi Tajika]; Chapter - 09: Team coaching for organizational learning and innovation: A case study of an Australian pharmaceutical [Padraig O’Sullivan and Carole Field] Chapter - 10: The team coaching journey with a leadership team in a period of transformation [Olivia Chauvain, Claire Forest, Fanny Sensen and Christophe Mikolajczak]; Chapter - 11: Systemic Team Coaching combined with a leadership team coaching program: Peel Police Canada [Heather Clayton, Catherine Carr and Nishan Duraiappah]; Chapter - 12: Developing an effective ‘team of teams’ approach in Comair [Barbara Walsh, Danny Tuckwood, Erik Venter, Geraldine Welby-Cooke, Tracey Mccreadie and Justin Dell, Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 13: A medley of team coaching vignettes: challenges and innovation [Peter Hawkins, Helen Zink, Nathalie Lerotic Pavlik and Nqobekile Dorah Manyoni, Monica Callon, Lucy Shenouda and Ralph Cochrane, Declan Woods]; Chapter - 14: Assessment and evaluation of teams and team coaching [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 15: Coaching the board: How coaching boards is different from coaching executive teams, with case examples from the private, public and voluntary sectors [Peter Hawkins and Alison Hogan]; Chapter - 16: Creating a ‘teaming’, and ‘team of teams’ culture and a strategy for team coaching [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 17: Embodied approaches to team coaching [Peter Hawkins and David Presswell]; Chapter - 18: Developing the personal core capacities for systemic team coaching [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 19: Training systemic team coaches [Peter Hawkins, John Leary-Joyce and Hilary Lines]; Chapter - 20: Systemic team coaching – where next? [Peter Hawkins and Krister Lowe]

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Book SynopsisFull of exercises, models, checklists and templates, this book covers how to assess the needs of clients, select the right tool for the circumstance and deliver effective coaching with confidence. A complete resource for both in-house and external coaches, 50 Top Tools for Coaching presents the techniques required for every coaching situation. It focuses on every stage of the coaching process, from setting up and managing the coaching relationship, understanding and resolving conflict, developing client confidence and performance to enhancing leadership styles and coaching during periods of change. Supporting hints and tips are found throughout to maximise the effectiveness and impact of the tools. This fully revised fifth edition of 50 Top Tools for Coaching includes new tools for managers for performance coaching and for building your own coaching practice. It remains an indispensable resource for coaches of all levels of experience and in all remits, as well as managers and leaders looking to improve performance in their organizations through coaching. Online supporting resources include additional tools, interactive templates and videos of the tools in action demonstrated by the authors.Trade Review"It's a paradox of coaching that great coaches have a large toolkit -- but use them sparingly. Before you can let go of reliance on tools and techniques, you must first have the abundance that gives confidence they are there, if you ever need them. This volume helps the coach on that journey." * Professor David Clutterbuck *"This is the go-to book for coaching practice. It gives you the full toolkit to handle most coaching situations and its accessibility will appeal to experienced practitioners as well as those just entering into coaching. With diversity and inclusion at the heart of most businesses in the 21st century, the tools for coaching women in the workplace and group coaching are both topical and invaluable." * John Athanasiou, Director of People, HarperCollins Publishers *"This book is a rich source of practical approaches, whether you are an experienced coach, a new coach, or a manager wanting to become even better at coaching team members." * Angela Sabin, Principal Coach, Executive Life Coaching *"Whether you are an experienced coach or new to coaching, this is an excellent resource full of practical tips that cover a whole variety of topics and situations. The tools can be easily adapted to different coaching situations and the tips are so useful when preparing to coach. I really appreciated the chapter on Coaching Skills for Managers - through the COVID-19 pandemic we have recognised that, more than ever, coaching is a critical leadership activity, so the tools on helping to manage productivity and retain talent will be very valuable." * Cheryl Hathaway, Head of People and Development, Big Yellow Group PLC *"A big welcome to Ro Gorell and Gillian Jones' fifth edition of their useful book of coaching tools. They have expanded their book to address the changing challenges of our time, including more on developing women leaders, agile change, coach supervision and organizational complexity. Not only professional coaches but all managers and leaders will find this book a valuable resource for developing others, and the wider systems they work within." * Professor Peter Hawkins; Chairman of Renewal Associates and author of Leadership Team Coaching and Leadership Team Coaching in Practice *"Whoever you are and whatever you want from coaching there is something in this book for you; practical tools, great insights and new areas of focus, I love it!" * Jenny Cridland, Leadership Development Consultant, Be the Business *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Setting up the coaching relationship; Chapter - 01: The coaching process Chapter - 02: Coaching assessment form; Chapter - 03: Coaching brief and contracting form; Chapter - 04: Coaching self-assessment questionnaire; Chapter - 05: Checklist for establishing contract rules; Chapter - 06: Action plan; Chapter - 07: Coaching evaluation; Section - TWO: Foundation tools; Chapter - 08: Listening model; Chapter - 09: Questioning skills and techniques; Chapter - 10: Feedback techniques and examples; Chapter - 11: The ORACLE model; Chapter - 12: Coffee-break coaching; Chapter - 13: Self-coaching; Section - THREE: Goal setting; Chapter - 14: Creating powerful intentions; Chapter - 15: Goal setting; Chapter - 16: Breaking down previous goals; Chapter - 17: Spatial action planning; Chapter - 18: Goal visualization; Chapter - 19: Goal visualization script; Section - FOUR: Problem resolution; Chapter - 20: Logical levels; Chapter - 21: Positive problem solving (reframing); Chapter - 22: Problem mapping; Section - FIVE: Values and beliefs; Chapter - 23: Internal conflict negotiation; Chapter - 24: Helping individuals reduce stress; Chapter - 25: Changing negative thought patterns; Chapter - 26: Determining values; Chapter - 27: Prioritizing values; Chapter - 28: Belief assessment; Section - SIX: Confidence strategies; Chapter - 29: Reprogramming negative language; Chapter - 30: Personal centre of excellence; Section - SEVEN: Working effectively with others; Chapter - 31: Behavioural conflict resolution; Chapter - 32: Analysing and resolving conflict; Chapter - 33: 360-degree perspective; Section - EIGHT: Personal impact and influence; Chapter - 34: Communication skills audit and skills inventory; Chapter - 35: 360-degree feedback; Section - NINE: Enhancing leadership style; Chapter - 36: Team climate inventory; Chapter - 37: Improving the delegation process Chapter - 38: Planning to delegate; Chapter - 39: Prioritizing: paired comparison; Chapter - 40: Prioritizing: importance–urgency grid; Section - TEN: Planning for the future; Chapter - 41: Life events; Chapter - 42: The discovery model; Chapter - 43: Ideal work designer; Chapter - 44: Managing my career; Section - ELEVEN: Developing women; Chapter - 45: Identifying super powers through strengths-based portraits; Chapter - 46: Reflected strengths portrait exercise; Chapter - 47: Improving confidence by changing beliefs; Chapter - 48: Questions to change limiting beliefs (part 1); Chapter - 49: Questions to change limiting beliefs (part 2); Chapter - 50: Confidence building; Chapter - 51: Emotional intelligence through modelling; Chapter - 52: Managing upwards; Section - TWELVE: Coaching during change; Chapter - 53: Creating a group coaching environment; Chapter - 54: Creating tools for group coaching; Chapter - 55: Lean change canvas; Chapter - 56: Mapping different perspectives; Chapter - 57: Hot seat coaching; Section - THIRTEEN: Ten extra tools from our coaches; Chapter - 58: Goal setting – ensuring goals are aligned; Chapter - 59: Targeting what’s important; Chapter - 60: Guiding others through the change journey; Chapter - 61: SLOBA model for building credibility; Chapter - 62: The alignment process; Chapter - 63: Accountability review; Chapter - 64: Breaking the gridlock; Chapter - 65: Building resilience; Chapter - 66: Building and using a supportive network; Chapter - 67: Establishing a real purpose, meaning and value for client progress; Section - FOURTEEN: A manager’s guide to coaching; Chapter - 68: Coaching to improve performance; Chapter - 69: Coaching to retain talent; Chapter - 70: Coaching people who are in conflict; Chapter - 71: Coaching upwards; Chapter - 72: Coaching for resistance to change: Dealing with negativity; Section - FIFTEEN: Building a coaching practice; Chapter - 73: Your value proposition; Chapter - 74: Creating coaching packages; Chapter - 75: Pricing your coaching services; Chapter - 76: Managing your business process; Chapter - 77: Systems for delivering your coaching services; Chapter - 78: Coach yourself first: A coach’s guide to self-reflection (by Mark Bisson); Chapter - 79: Tools for supervision (by Mark Bisson)

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Book SynopsisThe investment in global collaboration technology now exceeds US$45 billion. Professionals who work across cultures face some of the most cognitively, psychologically and emotionally difficult challenges, regardless of whether they work virtually or in person. And they often face these challenges without the help of a corporate guide. Build Your Cultural Agility is that guide. This book offers strategies to help you develop into a successful global professional, one who can comfortably and effectively work in and with people from different cultures. This book helps you leverage your natural strengths while providing suggestions for developing cultural agility competencies. Build Your Cultural Agility focuses on nine specific competencies that comprise cultural agility: three self-management competencies (tolerance of ambiguity, curiosity and resilience), three relationship-management competencies (humility, relationship-building and perspective-taking) and three task-management competencies (cultural minimization, cultural adaptation and cultural integration). Within each chapter, the author provides a case example of that competency in action, explains why the competency is critical for success, offers a self-awareness exercise to help you determine your level of proficiency and concludes with suggestions for self-development.Trade Review"In accessible, lively prose, Paula Caligiuri explores how qualities such as curiosity, resilience, humility, relationship-building and empathy form the building blocks of cultural agility. More importantly, she bridges theory and application, offering a practical manual for cultivating the characteristics essential for success in our global, connected society. With its lucid exercises and straightforward guidance, Build Your Cultural Agility is an indispensable resource." * Joseph E. Aoun, President, Northeastern University *"Having a diverse team in the military and in all organizations is critical for decision-making in complex and uncertain situations. To foster trust within a diverse team, leaders need cultural agility to help them remove their perceptual blinders. Build Your Cultural Agility is a book that will help leaders gain this critical leadership competency." * General David Goldfein (USAF Retired), 21st Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force *"In Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula has done a great job to go beyond a clear definition of what cultural agility entails. It discusses task and relationship management in a very thorough way and combines theoretical insights with very practical advice. A must-read." * Fons Trompenaars, co-author, Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business, and CEO, Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Consulting *"Build Your Cultural Agility is a must-read for anyone navigating cultural differences, both within and across nations. Filled with self-assessments, empowering case studies, and practical advice grounded in the best science, your intercultural effectiveness is guaranteed to grow in countless ways." * Michele J. Gelfand, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, and author, Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World *"Interconnected and multicultural. Unpredictable and unfamiliar. Such is the world we live in, no matter where we are, geographically, organizationally and socially. How might we succeed in this era of a rapidly evolving and always-novel environment? How should we make sense of and respond to ambiguous and foreign signals? How should we build resilience and adaptability to thrive in cross-cultural situations? You will find extremely valuable insights and practical tips in Paula Caligiuri's fascinating book Build Your Cultural Agility." * Haiyan Wang, Managing Partner, China India Institute, and co-author, Getting China and India Right *"The world of work has evolved dramatically over the past few decades. In the area of employee development, companies are embracing new models and practices. The new models include a more strategic adoption of pro bono and skills-based volunteerism. For managers to develop, they need to build a variety of competencies that can be gained through strategic volunteerism. Among these essential competencies, cultural agility has become a game-changer. In Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula Caligiuri shares her wisdom in a compelling and practical book for all employees and supervisors. This book will become a valuable read for global managers in all industries." * Michael Bzdak, Global Director, Employee Engagement, Johnson & Johnson, and author, Corporate Cultural Responsibility, Graduate Faculty, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University *"The value of cultural agility is amplified in today's global business economy. In her book, Paula Caligiuri leverages her expertise in this space to pose thought provoking questions, offer viable options for development, and share key takeaways to advance and build critical cultural competencies that make an impact. This book is a must for any current or aspiring global professional. The world isn't slowing down, neither should you. If you want to be more effective in intercultural situations, this book is an excellent guide!" * Victoria Di Santo, Director, Organizational Development & Effectiveness, Brother International Corporation *"For those in search of a successful international career, or those looking to support the growth of global talent in their organization, this book is packed with practical advice on how to be effective in cross-cultural situations. What is particularly interesting in this book is the compelling argument that the same practices that help us to be culturally agile in an international setting can also make us more effective in navigating the prevalent subcultures (organizational, professional, generational) that surround us. As a trusted adviser to leading companies across the globe for more than three decades, I highly recommend Paula's research-backed thinking and advice on how to build cultural agility and a more robust pipeline of global talent." * Michael Elia, CEO, TraQs *"If you want to master handling yourself well in and with different cultures, both quickly and effectively, this book is a must-read! Having worked in several countries with many different nationalities, I found this absolutely useful for adapting to various environments. With Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula has managed to create awareness on the different layers within cultural agility and how to assess one's own position. But more importantly, it provides simple instruments to help overcome challenges that can rise through cultural differences. This book has made both my professional and personal life as a globetrotter much, much easier." * Paul Grommel, People Practices, DPR Construction *"The world economy is rapidly becoming multipolar. For managers to succeed in the new era, cultural agility is becoming more critical, by the day. In fact, one does not even have to cross continents to witness the reality of cultural heterogeneity. Just look at the enormous cultural differences within the United States, within Europe, within Asia, as well as within other regions. In Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula Caligiuri has written an extremely practical book. It offers managers at all levels crisp tools to assess one's current cultural agility, ideas regarding how to behave, and guidelines for how to further build cultural competence. An essential read for the global manager." * Anil K. Gupta, co-author, The Quest for Global Dominance, Michael Dingman Chair in Strategy and Globalization, Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland *"To succeed in today's global economy, people must become adaptable, flexible and comfortable when encountering other cultures, a concept Paula Caligiuri calls "cultural agility." In this comprehensive and impressive new book, Dr. Caligiuri expertly details the key capabilities necessary for developing cultural agility when working with others, executing professional tasks, making decisions and building relationships. The book is well-researched and contains useful self-assessments throughout for readers to engage with the content as they read along. An excellent resource for anyone interested in the topic of cultural adjustment and adaptation." * Andy Molinsky, author of Global Dexterity and Reach, Professor of International Management and Organizational Behavior, Brandeis University *"The ability to work across cultural boundaries is no longer a nice-to-have; every entrepreneur, businessperson and global citizen must be able to bridge the gaps between cultures. In Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula has provided the framework required for all of us to work effectively across any cultural boundaries. Build Your Cultural Agility is required reading for all the entrepreneurs in my portfolio." * Andy Palmer, CEO, Tamr, and Founder, Koa Labs *"Having worked in multi-national corporations and done global work, I wish I had read this book earlier. It is a treasure chest of ideas and practical tips for building one's cross-cultural agility. The nine competencies provide a useful roadmap to navigate the challenges of working and leading cross-culturally. Reading about the three task management competencies took me back to my days as a leader making decisions in a cross-country context. Wish I had these heuristics then to guide my decision making: knowing what strategy is more appropriate when. The book is an absolute must-read for anyone doing global work today." * Pradnya Parasher, Founder & CEO, ThreeFish Consulting and co-author, The Secret Life of Organizations *"As a global HR executive, I find Dr. Caligiuri's book to be timely and pertinent. The world is continuing to rapidly evolve, and while doing business across borders has become more commonplace, it has also become more complex. Understanding your own unique cultural lens and adapting your approach to ensure inclusion and respect for others is key to success in any language. The current environment with the global pandemic has only made this book more important. While travel and physical cues used to serve as a key guidepost, providing more immediate feedback for global leaders, we are now faced with a largely virtual environment. Dr Caligiuri's pragmatic guidance on all nine competencies comprising cultural agility, as well as her focus on developing trust, continuous learning, thoughtful communications and strong relationships are critical for all global leaders to embrace to maximize their impact." * Nicolette Sherman, Chief Human Resources Officer, Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. *"As a global mobility professional and thought leader, I appreciate deeply how Dr. Caligiuri quickly establishes the principles underlying cultural agility and provides a how-to guide to improve upon or develop foundational elements contributing to cultural adaptiveness. The timeliness of this book cannot be overstated as an effective tool for corporate leaders, HR practitioners and career-climbers to elevate DEI initiatives through mindful practices and personal accountability. It is no secret that the greatest success comes when we focus on inclusive and diverse teams!" * LaShell Tinder, Executive Board Member, Families in Global Transition *"Cultural agility is a key competency for effective global leaders everywhere today. Yet mostly misunderstood; it is much more than awareness. This competency is needed for globally oriented organizational performance and execution but is essential for working through the range of strategic options, and leveraging diverse talent to succeed in charting a truly global business future. Paula Caligiuri's new book takes her academic thought leadership and deep experience in this space into practical, real and tangible action items for leaders thinking and working strategically in the global world of mobility, connectivity and diversity. Thoroughly recommended." * Ian C. Woodward, Professor, INSEAD, and co-author, The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like your Business is on Fire! *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Cultural Agility for Intercultural Effectiveness; Section - ONE: Self-Management; Chapter - 02: Tolerance of Ambiguity for Comfort in a Novel Environment; Chapter - 03: Curiosity to Expand Your Understanding of Cultural Differences; Chapter - 04: Resilience to Cope When Cultural Differences Produce Unpredictability; Section - TWO: Relationship Management; Chapter - 05: Humility to Learn from Others Who are Culturally Different from You; Chapter - 06: Relationship-Building to Strengthen Your Support System Anywhere; Chapter - 07: Perspective-Taking To Empathize and Understand Those Who are Culturally Different; Section - THREE: Cultural Responses; Chapter - 08: Cultural Adaptation to Respond as Expected in a Culturally Diverse Situation; Chapter - 09: Cultural Minimization to Uphold a Standard in a Culturally Diverse Situation; Chapter - 10: Cultural Integration to Create New Norms for Group Success in a Culturally Diverse Situation; Chapter - 11: Using Your Cultural Agility for Career Success

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Book SynopsisThe investment in global collaboration technology now exceeds US$45 billion. Professionals who work across cultures face some of the most cognitively, psychologically and emotionally difficult challenges, regardless of whether they work virtually or in person. And they often face these challenges without the help of a corporate guide. Build Your Cultural Agility is that guide. This book offers strategies to help you develop into a successful global professional, one who can comfortably and effectively work in and with people from different cultures. This book helps you leverage your natural strengths while providing suggestions for developing cultural agility competencies. Build Your Cultural Agility focuses on nine specific competencies that comprise cultural agility: three self-management competencies (tolerance of ambiguity, curiosity and resilience), three relationship-management competencies (humility, relationship-building and perspective-taking) and three task-management competencies (cultural minimization, cultural adaptation and cultural integration). Within each chapter, the author provides a case example of that competency in action, explains why the competency is critical for success, offers a self-awareness exercise to help you determine your level of proficiency and concludes with suggestions for self-development.Trade Review"In accessible, lively prose, Paula Caligiuri explores how qualities such as curiosity, resilience, humility, relationship-building and empathy form the building blocks of cultural agility. More importantly, she bridges theory and application, offering a practical manual for cultivating the characteristics essential for success in our global, connected society. With its lucid exercises and straightforward guidance, Build Your Cultural Agility is an indispensable resource." * Joseph E. Aoun, President, Northeastern University *"Having a diverse team in the military and in all organizations is critical for decision-making in complex and uncertain situations. To foster trust within a diverse team, leaders need cultural agility to help them remove their perceptual blinders. Build Your Cultural Agility is a book that will help leaders gain this critical leadership competency." * General David Goldfein (USAF Retired), 21st Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force *"In Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula has done a great job to go beyond a clear definition of what cultural agility entails. It discusses task and relationship management in a very thorough way and combines theoretical insights with very practical advice. A must-read." * Fons Trompenaars, co-author, Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business, and CEO, Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Consulting *"Build Your Cultural Agility is a must-read for anyone navigating cultural differences, both within and across nations. Filled with self-assessments, empowering case studies, and practical advice grounded in the best science, your intercultural effectiveness is guaranteed to grow in countless ways." * Michele J. Gelfand, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, and author, Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World *"Interconnected and multicultural. Unpredictable and unfamiliar. Such is the world we live in, no matter where we are, geographically, organizationally and socially. How might we succeed in this era of a rapidly evolving and always-novel environment? How should we make sense of and respond to ambiguous and foreign signals? How should we build resilience and adaptability to thrive in cross-cultural situations? You will find extremely valuable insights and practical tips in Paula Caligiuri's fascinating book Build Your Cultural Agility." * Haiyan Wang, Managing Partner, China India Institute, and co-author, Getting China and India Right *"The world of work has evolved dramatically over the past few decades. In the area of employee development, companies are embracing new models and practices. The new models include a more strategic adoption of pro bono and skills-based volunteerism. For managers to develop, they need to build a variety of competencies that can be gained through strategic volunteerism. Among these essential competencies, cultural agility has become a game-changer. In Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula Caligiuri shares her wisdom in a compelling and practical book for all employees and supervisors. This book will become a valuable read for global managers in all industries." * Michael Bzdak, Global Director, Employee Engagement, Johnson & Johnson, and author, Corporate Cultural Responsibility, Graduate Faculty, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University *"The value of cultural agility is amplified in today's global business economy. In her book, Paula Caligiuri leverages her expertise in this space to pose thought provoking questions, offer viable options for development, and share key takeaways to advance and build critical cultural competencies that make an impact. This book is a must for any current or aspiring global professional. The world isn't slowing down, neither should you. If you want to be more effective in intercultural situations, this book is an excellent guide!" * Victoria Di Santo, Director, Organizational Development & Effectiveness, Brother International Corporation *"For those in search of a successful international career, or those looking to support the growth of global talent in their organization, this book is packed with practical advice on how to be effective in cross-cultural situations. What is particularly interesting in this book is the compelling argument that the same practices that help us to be culturally agile in an international setting can also make us more effective in navigating the prevalent subcultures (organizational, professional, generational) that surround us. As a trusted adviser to leading companies across the globe for more than three decades, I highly recommend Paula's research-backed thinking and advice on how to build cultural agility and a more robust pipeline of global talent." * Michael Elia, CEO, TraQs *"If you want to master handling yourself well in and with different cultures, both quickly and effectively, this book is a must-read! Having worked in several countries with many different nationalities, I found this absolutely useful for adapting to various environments. With Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula has managed to create awareness on the different layers within cultural agility and how to assess one's own position. But more importantly, it provides simple instruments to help overcome challenges that can rise through cultural differences. This book has made both my professional and personal life as a globetrotter much, much easier." * Paul Grommel, People Practices, DPR Construction *"The world economy is rapidly becoming multipolar. For managers to succeed in the new era, cultural agility is becoming more critical, by the day. In fact, one does not even have to cross continents to witness the reality of cultural heterogeneity. Just look at the enormous cultural differences within the United States, within Europe, within Asia, as well as within other regions. In Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula Caligiuri has written an extremely practical book. It offers managers at all levels crisp tools to assess one's current cultural agility, ideas regarding how to behave, and guidelines for how to further build cultural competence. An essential read for the global manager." * Anil K. Gupta, co-author, The Quest for Global Dominance, Michael Dingman Chair in Strategy and Globalization, Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland *"To succeed in today's global economy, people must become adaptable, flexible and comfortable when encountering other cultures, a concept Paula Caligiuri calls "cultural agility." In this comprehensive and impressive new book, Dr. Caligiuri expertly details the key capabilities necessary for developing cultural agility when working with others, executing professional tasks, making decisions and building relationships. The book is well-researched and contains useful self-assessments throughout for readers to engage with the content as they read along. An excellent resource for anyone interested in the topic of cultural adjustment and adaptation." * Andy Molinsky, author of Global Dexterity and Reach, Professor of International Management and Organizational Behavior, Brandeis University *"The ability to work across cultural boundaries is no longer a nice-to-have; every entrepreneur, businessperson and global citizen must be able to bridge the gaps between cultures. In Build Your Cultural Agility, Paula has provided the framework required for all of us to work effectively across any cultural boundaries. Build Your Cultural Agility is required reading for all the entrepreneurs in my portfolio." * Andy Palmer, CEO, Tamr, and Founder, Koa Labs *"Having worked in multi-national corporations and done global work, I wish I had read this book earlier. It is a treasure chest of ideas and practical tips for building one's cross-cultural agility. The nine competencies provide a useful roadmap to navigate the challenges of working and leading cross-culturally. Reading about the three task management competencies took me back to my days as a leader making decisions in a cross-country context. Wish I had these heuristics then to guide my decision making: knowing what strategy is more appropriate when. The book is an absolute must-read for anyone doing global work today." * Pradnya Parasher, Founder & CEO, ThreeFish Consulting and co-author, The Secret Life of Organizations *"As a global HR executive, I find Dr. Caligiuri's book to be timely and pertinent. The world is continuing to rapidly evolve, and while doing business across borders has become more commonplace, it has also become more complex. Understanding your own unique cultural lens and adapting your approach to ensure inclusion and respect for others is key to success in any language. The current environment with the global pandemic has only made this book more important. While travel and physical cues used to serve as a key guidepost, providing more immediate feedback for global leaders, we are now faced with a largely virtual environment. Dr Caligiuri's pragmatic guidance on all nine competencies comprising cultural agility, as well as her focus on developing trust, continuous learning, thoughtful communications and strong relationships are critical for all global leaders to embrace to maximize their impact." * Nicolette Sherman, Chief Human Resources Officer, Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. *"As a global mobility professional and thought leader, I appreciate deeply how Dr. Caligiuri quickly establishes the principles underlying cultural agility and provides a how-to guide to improve upon or develop foundational elements contributing to cultural adaptiveness. The timeliness of this book cannot be overstated as an effective tool for corporate leaders, HR practitioners and career-climbers to elevate DEI initiatives through mindful practices and personal accountability. It is no secret that the greatest success comes when we focus on inclusive and diverse teams!" * LaShell Tinder, Executive Board Member, Families in Global Transition *"Cultural agility is a key competency for effective global leaders everywhere today. Yet mostly misunderstood; it is much more than awareness. This competency is needed for globally oriented organizational performance and execution but is essential for working through the range of strategic options, and leveraging diverse talent to succeed in charting a truly global business future. Paula Caligiuri's new book takes her academic thought leadership and deep experience in this space into practical, real and tangible action items for leaders thinking and working strategically in the global world of mobility, connectivity and diversity. Thoroughly recommended." * Ian C. Woodward, Professor, INSEAD, and co-author, The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like your Business is on Fire! *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Cultural Agility for Intercultural Effectiveness; Section - ONE: Self-Management; Chapter - 02: Tolerance of Ambiguity for Comfort in a Novel Environment; Chapter - 03: Curiosity to Expand Your Understanding of Cultural Differences; Chapter - 04: Resilience to Cope When Cultural Differences Produce Unpredictability; Section - TWO: Relationship Management; Chapter - 05: Humility to Learn from Others Who are Culturally Different from You; Chapter - 06: Relationship-Building to Strengthen Your Support System Anywhere; Chapter - 07: Perspective-Taking To Empathize and Understand Those Who are Culturally Different; Section - THREE: Cultural Responses; Chapter - 08: Cultural Adaptation to Respond as Expected in a Culturally Diverse Situation; Chapter - 09: Cultural Minimization to Uphold a Standard in a Culturally Diverse Situation; Chapter - 10: Cultural Integration to Create New Norms for Group Success in a Culturally Diverse Situation; Chapter - 11: Using Your Cultural Agility for Career Success

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Book SynopsisIn these times of change and disruption, HR must adapt, fast. But how can HR professionals critically assess their current processes and activities to identify what areas they need to think differently about in order to drive business results? This book provides the answers to enable all aspects of the people function to perform to their full potential. Redefining HR is a refreshing take on the evolution of the field of Human Resources and People Operations. It's an in-depth guide to the fundamental components of modern HR, and provides a tangible framework of progressive ideas and practices for HR practitioners, people leaders, and business executives. This is not a theoretical examination of HR. This is a book for practitioners, with insights from people professionals at the leading edge of HR's transformation from companies including Hubspot, Reddit, Stripe, Mastercard, Eventbrite, VaynerMedia, Asana. Written by a leading innovator in the HR industry, this book illuminates new perspectives and approaches for rethinking recruitment, talent management, performance and reward to save time, reduce costs and achieve greater business success. It covers key HR practices including diversity and inclusion, people analytics, learning and development (L&D) and employee experience and is supported by global case studies from organizations including Siemens, Upwork, CVS, Schneider Electric, Delivery Hero, and more. Redefining HR is an essential resource for all HR professionals business leaders wanting to create an exceptional people management function.Trade Review"This book has the potential to transform the future of HR. Lars Schmidt is a beacon of light, and his bold vision may well elevate a long-marginalized field into the force for good that it deserves to be." * Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Originals, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife *"Lars is a gifted storyteller and harnesses his own unique voice and those of many other people leaders to paint a picture of what great HR can be. This book is essential reading for anyone looking to build people teams for today and tomorrow." * Katarina Berg, Spotify, Chief Human Resources Officer *"Lars Schmidt lays the groundwork for transformative people teams and approaches in Redefining HR. This is a bold window into modern people practices including real-world examples and essays from leaders building the future of the field." * Pat Wadors, Chief People Officer, Procore Technologies *"Redefining HR is a blueprint for modern HR and people operations. It blends relatable stories, struggles, and practices in a way that only Lars can bring to life." * Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia *"Lars is the compassionate, People & Culture crusader of our time and what he's captured in these 'next' practices is truly a gift to People Leaders in our industry." * AJ Thomas, X, the Moonshot Factory *"A book project born out of curiosity, acknowledgement of transformation and need to do better. I appreciate how Lars touches on the varied aspects of serving the people function within the organization without coming across as the authority. He thoughtfully weaves in the experiences and thoughts of others to deliver a read that is sure to add value as we journey to build companies and teams over the next decade." * Torin Ellis, Diversity Strategist, torin ellis brand *"Lars Schmidt has absolutely nailed the future of HR. This book is a must-read for business and HR leaders alike. Redefining HR is a fantastic, delightful read, full of insight and innovation. I couldn't put it down and now find myself forever changed on how I think about where we are headed. This is a homerun." * David Hanrahan, Chief Human Resources Officer, Eventbrite *"The field of HR is evolving dramatically and it's never been more important to be on the front end of the curve. Lars has pulled together some of the leading minds in the industry to pose the questions we should all be asking ourselves of what it means to great at People" * Maia Josebachvili, Former Head of People at Stripe *"Lars has been at the forefront of redefining what the HR function should be for many years. His ability to collaborate and seek out the input of leaders in this field is unparalleled. I highly recommend reading this book - guaranteed it will open up and challenge your thinking on getting the best out of people in the workplace." * Beth Ann Steinberg, Chime, Founder, Mensch Ventures *"Lars is a resource that many turn to when the best practice playbook fails. He cuts through the corporate jargon and helps HR leaders understand the elusive "why" and "how" to implement results-aligned strategies. A rare blend of emotional intelligence and exceptional execution, Lars balances building from both the employer and employee perspective. He is a holistic thinker, a fearless advocate, and a heck of a community builder." * Ambrosia Vertesi, Operating Partner, Operator Collective *"Lars has long been a forward-thinking expert in the people space, so it's phenomenal to see all of that greatness come together in a book that's both informative but practical. It is packed with thought provoking ideas that provide exactly the kind of inspiration that the people space so woefully needs." * Ruth Penfold, People Practice Lead, bp Launchpad *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction – A framework for modern HR and people operations; Chapter - 01: What is redefining HR?; Chapter - 02: The evolution of the CHRO; Chapter - 03: Building a company for everyone; Chapter - 04: HR transformation; Chapter - 05: HR goes open source; Chapter - 06: Building for scale – surviving and thriving in hypergrowth; Chapter - 07: Transformational recruiting; Chapter - 08: The rise of employee experience (EX); Chapter - 09: Operationalizing culture and values; Chapter - 10: Unlocking potential – agile performance and learning; Chapter - 11: The house that data built; Chapter - 12: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisWINNER: Nonfiction Authors Association Book Awards Gold Award 2021 Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures is a practical guide for HR and OD professionals which explains how to proactively design, build and foster a culture that creates employee and business success. For a company to outperform the competition and achieve sustainable business growth, it needs a high performing, engaged and committed workforce with the skills the business needs both now and in the future. Attracting, motivating and retaining top talent can't be done simply by attaching individual benefits to specific job roles. To be effective, companies need to build an exceptional company culture where people want to work and that allows them to develop and perform to their full potential. Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures provides guidance on all elements of building a top performing culture including how to identify and define core company values and embed them throughout policies, processes and behaviours as well as how to create an organizational structure that leverages employees' strengths for optimum performance. It also covers how to assess what roles the business needs, how to recruit for future success and make the most of non-traditional hires as well as covering employee engagement, motivation, reward, diversity and Learning and Development (L&D). With practical examples, tips and advice throughout , this is crucial reading for anyone needing to build a culture that attracts the very best talent and achieve sustainable business growth.Trade Review"As two experienced practitioners, Hema and Jamie have unlocked the mysteries of organizational culture and provided a practical approach for learning and applying the important skills needed to drive an effective and sustainable culture. Their insights and examples are powerful. This book is an important read for all leaders invested in increasing engagement and motivation using values and belonging as tools." * Dr. Tony I. Herrera, Author of Candor and Senior Vice President of Executive Education and Development at LPL Financial *"Organizational culture is the most important factor for hiring and retaining high-performing talent and it's an area that so many organizations get wrong. This book clearly walks leaders through how to create a long-lasting culture that will out-perform your competition. A must read!" * Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There *"Culture eats everything for breakfast! That's the essential message from Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures. Create a high performing culture to achieve success on many levels: customer experience, employee experience and operational. It's a must-read for ambitious leaders seeking practical, detailed toolkits to create amazing organizations that competitors envy. As an executive coach, I love how Hema and Jamie articulate the link between high performing culture and the self-awareness of leaders. Every page oozes experience and expertise." * Jacqui Harper MBE, Leadership Presence Expert, Author *"A company's future is dependent on nurturing its culture of today and what may be ahead. This book engages in the critical thought-provoking topics that support unleashing the power of people. Designing a future in today's environment is more challenging than ever and the concepts explored in this book support creating an environment for high-performing teams to flourish." * Linda Rogers, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Dolby Laboratories *"I'm so excited for this book and the impact it will have on every leader who reads it, every organization they touch, and the lives of everyone involved. Culture is how we solve the most important problems, build the best companies, and enrich the lives of the most people. Kudos to Jamie and Hema for their work and wisdom in writing it!" * Carey Ransom, Founder & President, Operate *"There are thousands of ways for teams to climb the metaphorical mountain of success. Yet, at the core, a well-developed culture that supports everyone's actions is paramount. Jamie and Hema have done an exemplary job of simplifying and articulating how cultures can be intentionally created in Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures. Having run multiple companies and worked with numerous cultures, this is a timely book for both aspiring and existing company executives." * Tony Enrico, CEO and Author of Championship Selling *"A must read for every business and HR leader. Organizational culture is the most important factor for attracting and retaining high-performing talent and it's one area which many organizations get wrong. DEOC clearly walks leaders through how to create a long-lasting culture that will out-perform your competition. Especially valuable are the "Questions to Ask" at the end of the chapters, which serve to help the reader digest the content and reflect on how to apply their learnings within their own organization." * Edie L. Goldberg, Ph.D., author, speaker, consultant and co-author of The Inside Gig *"There is no shortage of books on the subject of organizational culture, but the treatment of the topic by the authors of Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures: How to Develop Companies Where Employees Thrive will leave professionals in the fields of Human Resources and Organizational Development with a detailed handbook full of solid advice that goes beyond designing an acceptable culture, but rather an exceptional one that is intentional in its efforts to attract and retain the type of talent that reflects--or can be taught to reflect--the values of the company, closely aligns to its practices, and exceeds it expectations. The only way leaders can organically accomplish this is to follow the type of model that authors Jamie Jacobs and Hema Crockett outline--that of recognizing common pitfalls, asking the "right" questions--first and foremost of themselves--to determine next steps towards finding meaningful solutions, then moving into action to strategically employ these steps. Brief but pointed case studies, as well as nuggets of wisdom from successful leaders of companies around the world, drill down the points made by the authors. Final thoughts at the end of each chapter will move the reader to dig in further to discover ways to encourage employees to develop the behaviors and mindsets that help them contribute to the company culture just as much as the leaders do. Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures is a masterful guidebook that belongs on the shelf of any company of any size in any industry." * Nonfiction Authors Association Book Awards Programme *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction – C is for conscious; Chapter - 01: What is organizational culture?; Chapter - 02: Why top-performing cultures don’t happen by accident; Chapter - 03: Organizational structure; Chapter - 04: Identifying and defining core values; Chapter - 05: Skills for now and the future; Chapter - 06: Attracting and retaining the right talent; Chapter - 07: Engagement and motivation; Chapter - 08: Total Rewards; Chapter - 09: Diversity, inclusion, and belonging; Chapter - 10: Moving to action;

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Book SynopsisFINALIST: Goody Business Book Awards: Leadership: Team Building Organizations are most effective when the teams responsible for their success work together collectively and in a dynamic relationship with the rest of the company. For those involved in developing leadership teams, understanding coaching practices and techniques is essential for enabling the best performance. Leadership Team Coaching provides a comprehensive roadmap for team coaching, explaining all the key elements alongside practical tools and techniques for developing international and virtual teams, executive and non-executive boards and project and account teams in all types of organizations. Featuring case studies and insights from organizations including Deloitte and General Electric (GE), it also contains guidance on choosing the best team coach, creating a team-based culture and common pitfalls to avoid. This fully updated fourth edition of Leadership Team Coaching contains new material on agile teaming, using digital team coaching apps and AI, and training team leaders to coach their own team. It remains an indispensable resource for coaches and senior leaders as well as for those studying coaching as part of a degree or coaching qualification.Trade Review"This book is deservedly a business canon of the twenty first century. A seminal text used worldwide whenever team coaching is considered. In this fourth edition, Prof. Peter Hawkins includes new material that keeps this classic text current and introduces new ideas to push the industry forward. A must have!" * Dr Marc Kahn, Global Head of People & Organisation, Investec Plc and Visiting Professor at Middlesex University, London *"In the decade since the first edition of Leadership Team Coaching was written much has changed and in this new edition, Hawkins expands our vision of team coaching adding new approaches and tools to support each step in the process. He reminds us anew that no transformation can be led by a great individual or heroic leaders in these historically challenging times; instead, we need high value creating teams able to provide collective leadership. His final chapter highlights the historically challenges times we are living in and creates a thought-provoking agenda for moving forward. A must read for all coaches!" * Pam McLean, Ph.D., MCC CEO, Hudson Institute of Coaching California USA *"This wonderful masterpiece is the absolute almanac for anyone who appreciates the power and potential of teams- powerful and prolifically practical it will support leaders, coaches, consultants and anyone who acknowledges the importance of collective wisdom in enacting systemic transformation. A must have." * Paula Wilson, CEO Wilson Sloan Consulting, Master Executive Coach, Team Coach, Coach Supervisor, Northern Ireland, UK *"In a world that has changed so rapidly and is increasingly accelerating, Peter has once again invited us to step into his greater garden of systemic wisdom, updating perspectives around diversity in teams, agile team working, psychological safety and the wider ecology within the field of team coaching. This work is a forward looking brave next step to be taken (most certainly!) by coaches and team coaches, but even more so by all those who sit in team meetings wondering if there is another way." * Ricardo Martins, General Director, CEGOC, Portugal *"The area of team coaching is one in which we all still have so much to learn. Peter continues to be our guide and this latest edition will be another well-thumbed, annotated, and highly regarded book on the shelves here at Belbin HQ." * Jo Keeler, Partner, Belbin, Cambridge, UK *"Peter's approach is a great blend of philosophy, psychology and real application for results. I feel fortunate to have been trained by him. This is the most practical coaching program available today, that is grounded in business results." * Sanjay Mitra, Leadership Coach, Team Coach & OD Practitioner. Member ODLC [OD, Leadership and Change] Hub Committee At NTL Institute For Applied Behavioral Science, US *"As complexity increases and uncertainty is one of the few certainties, team coaches, organizational consultants and team leaders must match the pace of change, becoming active participants in the co-creation of the future world, and the co-delivery of systemic value across multiple connections and partnerships. The 4th edition of Leadership Team Coaching is an important reference guide to new concepts and contexts within this rapidly developing field. Essential reading for anyone who works with teams." * Barbara Walsh, Master Systemic Team Coach and Co-Director of www.teamsandbeyond.com. London, United Kingdom *"With thought-provoking insights and practical tips in every chapter, this book is a resource you'll return to again and again." * Jessica McNicholas, Executive Coach for Senior Leaders and Teams, Refraction Consulting, California, US *"Inspiring to see this benchmark guide to team coaching brought right up-to-date. It illustrates how team coaching can work virtually, and wisely addresses diversity, the new world post pandemic and the global climate crisis." * Dr. Catherine Carr, Author, Systemic Team Coach and Trainer, Vancouver, Canada *"Whether you're a seasoned team coach or leader or have just started working with teams, the fourth edition of this seminal publication is an important resource. Hawkins' enhanced content is impactful and inspires us to be revolutionary." * Tammy Turner, CEO, Turner International, Australia *Table of Contents Section - ONE: High-performing teams; Chapter - 01: Why the world needs more high-performing leadership teams; Chapter - 02: The high-performing team and the transformational leadership team; Chapter - 03: The five disciplines of successful team practice; Section - TWO: Team coaching; Chapter - 04: What is team coaching?; Chapter - 05: The team coaching process and journey; Chapter - 06: Coaching the five disciplines – Systemic team coaching; Section - THREE: Coaching different types of teams; Chapter - 07: Many types of teams; Chapter - 08: Coaching the board; Section - FOUR: The next frontier for systemic team coaching – Beyond the high-performing team; Chapter - 09: Disrupting and renewing team coaching; Chapter - 10: New dimensions for eco-systemic team coaching; Section - FIVE: Creating shared leadership, selecting, developing and coaching your own team – Advice to chief executives and other team leaders; Chapter - 11: Selecting the players for a high-performing team; Chapter - 12: Key steps for CEOs in creating a high-performing team with shared leadership; Chapter - 13: How to find, select and work with a good team coach; Chapter - 14: Developing as a team coach; Chapter - 15: Supervising team coaching; Chapter - 16: Team coaching methods, tools and techniques; Chapter - 17: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe only way for HR professionals to ensure sustainable top performance from their workforce is by taking a people-focused approach to their employees. To outperform their competitors, businesses need happy, engaged and committed employees performing to their full potential. Investing in new technologies or embracing people analytics won't achieve this but a people-focused approach will. It not only improves staff engagement, productivity and wellbeing but also secures the benefits for the business with Deloitte reporting in 2019 that 'organizations focusing on human experience are twice as likely to outperform their peers in revenue growth over a three-year period.' Human Experience at Work is a practical guide for HR professionals and those responsible for talent management which provides advice, examples and guidance on how to embed people-centred approach to staff development. Human Experience at Work covers what human experience is, the benefits for the organization, the benefits for employees, how to make it part of a talent management and organizational development strategy and how to leverage it. There is also coverage of how focusing on people and allowing them to be themselves at work creates a more diverse and inclusive work environment. Supported by case studies, insights, and examples from companies including GSK, Ford, IKEA, Fotile, Grenade, Huel, and Moneypenny.Trade Review"Employee Experience has never been more challenging or important. Ben Whitter offers pragmatic tips and tools as well as compelling EX research. The result is required reading." * Stuart Crainer, Co-Founder, Thinkers50 *"People will go above and beyond if you appreciate, trust and empower them. This book provides an excellent insight into the importance of a positive human experience at work. Recommended reading for any business leader." * Joanna Swash, Group CEO, Moneypenny *"A strong, human-centered company culture is what separates market leaders from every other employer. Human Experience at Work navigates through best practices in hiring, leading, and growing employees who develop a healthy organization in return." * Wiktor Schmidt, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Netguru *"Having the right people culture is integral to the success of any company. Human Experience at Work provides crucial advice to help you motivate your colleagues, get them on board and keep them there." * James Collier, Co-Founder, Huel *"Today's world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. It has become a business mandate to promote a human-centered management philosophy and practices. This is more urgent than ever before and relates to all business activities. This new book from Mr. Whitter features ground-breaking research and explorations. It is a masterpiece worth reading." * Mao Zhongqun, Chairman and President of FOTILE Group *"Organizations have shifted their focus way beyond profit. Every leader has a responsibility to our planet, our people and our purpose as a human race. Having a systemic way to think through a different workplace experience and beyond, will help many more to immerse themselves in their own way of creating something special. The future of work is already here and the more we co-create it, the more 'skin in the game' we have - this book will help you to co-lead it!" * Raj Verma, Chief Diversity + Experience Officer, Sanofi *"People make organizations successful. Successful organizations are progressing humanity, society, and the planet. In this new book, Ben Whitter not only presents a compelling case for why creating a meaningful Human Experience at Work for all stakeholders is the key to organizational success, but he also provides a holistic development approach that is both profound and pragmatic. His work is leading-edge and revolutionary!" * Dr. Xuan Feng, Assistant Professor of HRM and Organizational Behavior, Nottingham University Business School China *"Very powerful. This excellent book brings front and centre the importance of people to the social fabric of the business. Ben Whitter brilliantly captures the essence of what purpose-led organizations must do to create an environment where their people can thrive. A must-read book for anyone interested in building an organization fit for the 21st Century." * Joseph Healy, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Judo Bank *"Everyone who is concerned about creating a positive culture within your organization, who wants to create a great place to work, and cares about employees and their experiences, should read Human Experience at Work. This book will give you a great framework and ideas to move forward in building an experience that will keep your employees happy and wanting a long career within your organization." * Lisa Dillon Zwerdling, MSN, RN-BC, HEX, Chief Employee Experience Officer/VP of Internal Care Coordination Visiting Nurse Association Health Group *"Employee Experience (EX) and wellbeing is the cornerstone of every company now. Based on years of research from all over the world, Ben Whitter shares his findings and ways of bringing EX to life in a human-centred and holistic manner. If you want a deeper understanding of what HR will look like in the future and how to successfully enable your business through your people, this book is absolutely essential reading!" * Monir Azzouzi, Vice-President, People Experience, GoJek *Table of Contents Section - 00: Introduction; Section - 01: The human experience; Section - 02: Why humanity demands a new model for work; Section - 03: Accelerating holistic, human-centred and experience-driven business; Section - 04: Delivering world-class human experiences at work; Section - 05: Reset, refresh and relaunch work around life; Section - 06: Evolving human experiences at work; Section - 07: Epilogue; Section - 08: References; Section - 09: Index

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Book SynopsisThe only way for HR professionals to ensure sustainable top performance from their workforce is by taking a people-focused approach to their employees. To outperform their competitors, businesses need happy, engaged and committed employees performing to their full potential. Investing in new technologies or embracing people analytics won't achieve this but a people-focused approach will. It not only improves staff engagement, productivity and wellbeing but also secures the benefits for the business with Deloitte reporting in 2019 that 'organizations focusing on human experience are twice as likely to outperform their peers in revenue growth over a three-year period.' Human Experience at Work is a practical guide for HR professionals and those responsible for talent management which provides advice, examples and guidance on how to embed people-centred approach to staff development. Human Experience at Work covers what human experience is, the benefits for the organization, the benefits for employees, how to make it part of a talent management and organizational development strategy and how to leverage it. There is also coverage of how focusing on people and allowing them to be themselves at work creates a more diverse and inclusive work environment. Supported by case studies, insights, and examples from companies including GSK, Ford, IKEA, Fotile, Grenade, Huel, and Moneypenny.Trade Review"Employee Experience has never been more challenging or important. Ben Whitter offers pragmatic tips and tools as well as compelling EX research. The result is required reading." * Stuart Crainer, Co-Founder, Thinkers50 *"People will go above and beyond if you appreciate, trust and empower them. This book provides an excellent insight into the importance of a positive human experience at work. Recommended reading for any business leader." * Joanna Swash, Group CEO, Moneypenny *"A strong, human-centered company culture is what separates market leaders from every other employer. Human Experience at Work navigates through best practices in hiring, leading, and growing employees who develop a healthy organization in return." * Wiktor Schmidt, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Netguru *"Having the right people culture is integral to the success of any company. Human Experience at Work provides crucial advice to help you motivate your colleagues, get them on board and keep them there." * James Collier, Co-Founder, Huel *"Today's world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. It has become a business mandate to promote a human-centered management philosophy and practices. This is more urgent than ever before and relates to all business activities. This new book from Mr. Whitter features ground-breaking research and explorations. It is a masterpiece worth reading." * Mao Zhongqun, Chairman and President of FOTILE Group *"Organizations have shifted their focus way beyond profit. Every leader has a responsibility to our planet, our people and our purpose as a human race. Having a systemic way to think through a different workplace experience and beyond, will help many more to immerse themselves in their own way of creating something special. The future of work is already here and the more we co-create it, the more 'skin in the game' we have - this book will help you to co-lead it!" * Raj Verma, Chief Diversity + Experience Officer, Sanofi *"People make organizations successful. Successful organizations are progressing humanity, society, and the planet. In this new book, Ben Whitter not only presents a compelling case for why creating a meaningful Human Experience at Work for all stakeholders is the key to organizational success, but he also provides a holistic development approach that is both profound and pragmatic. His work is leading-edge and revolutionary!" * Dr. Xuan Feng, Assistant Professor of HRM and Organizational Behavior, Nottingham University Business School China *"Very powerful. This excellent book brings front and centre the importance of people to the social fabric of the business. Ben Whitter brilliantly captures the essence of what purpose-led organizations must do to create an environment where their people can thrive. A must-read book for anyone interested in building an organization fit for the 21st Century." * Joseph Healy, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Judo Bank *"Everyone who is concerned about creating a positive culture within your organization, who wants to create a great place to work, and cares about employees and their experiences, should read Human Experience at Work. This book will give you a great framework and ideas to move forward in building an experience that will keep your employees happy and wanting a long career within your organization." * Lisa Dillon Zwerdling, MSN, RN-BC, HEX, Chief Employee Experience Officer/VP of Internal Care Coordination Visiting Nurse Association Health Group *"Employee Experience (EX) and wellbeing is the cornerstone of every company now. Based on years of research from all over the world, Ben Whitter shares his findings and ways of bringing EX to life in a human-centred and holistic manner. If you want a deeper understanding of what HR will look like in the future and how to successfully enable your business through your people, this book is absolutely essential reading!" * Monir Azzouzi, Vice-President, People Experience, GoJek *Table of Contents Section - 00: Introduction; Section - 01: The human experience; Section - 02: Why humanity demands a new model for work; Section - 03: Accelerating holistic, human-centred and experience-driven business; Section - 04: Delivering world-class human experiences at work; Section - 05: Reset, refresh and relaunch work around life; Section - 06: Evolving human experiences at work; Section - 07: Epilogue; Section - 08: References; Section - 09: Index

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Book SynopsisWhile technology and geopolitical forces change the face of business today, the patterns and challenges of organizing humans to work together across organization, culture, language and time zone boundaries remain. To face these challenges, all organizations need to be agile, networked and scalable. Networked, Scaled, and Agile reveals how to shape organizations that will enable people to make faster and better decisions in a more complex world. By outlining the tension between the need for agility/differentiation and scale/integration, the book offers a new way to think about this debate using the models of the Tower (vertical integration) and the Square (horizontal integration). It addresses the role of the leadership team and how the organization design process can build C-suite leaders and successors. Each chapter concludes with a series of reflection questions for leaders as well as a summary of key concepts and tips. Including case studies from global organizations, Networked, Scaled, and Agile reveals how organization design can address three of the biggest business challenges organizations face today: how to build a new capability across the entire enterprise; how to make the entire organization more customer-centric; and how to allow for faster innovation.Trade Review"Kates, Kesler and DiMartino have created something special. Their framework resists fads in favor of examining the core trade-offs in a business, its environment and through its lifecycle. I believe the concepts herein will survive the test of time." * Gary Guthart, CEO, Intuitive Surgical *"The team at Kates Kesler has an innate feel for how sound organizational design acts as the accelerator for sustainable growth. If you are an executive who is asked to lead a transformation or find a path for growth in these dynamic times, this book will prove invaluable." * Andre Martin, Vice President PeopleDev, Google *"Organization design is not just for the big company. The Kates Kesler methodology positioned Zwift for explosive growth. We've been able to scale efficiently and make smart decisions about linking innovation to our core business." * Eric Min, Founder and CEO, Zwift *"As part of our journey to transform VF's brand portfolio for the future, we partnered with the Kates Kesler team to reimagine our business operating model. Their expertise established a strong foundation that has enabled our enterprise functions and brands to work more seamlessly and with greater agility, ultimately improving how we serve our consumers around the world." * Steve Rendle, Chairman, President and CEO, VF Corporation *"This book shows you how to design an organization to be both big and fast. The Kates Kesler methodology guided W.L. Gore in making key choices to evolve our structure and still maintain the essence of our unique culture." * Mary Tilley, Enterprise Business Transformation Leader, W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc. *"An insightful, compelling and pragmatic book which offers thoughtful solutions to the complex organizational challenges faced by businesses today." * Andrew Clarke, President, Mars Wrigley *"This book provides a timely and insightful lens for thoughtful discourse on designing organizations in our fast-changing landscape. Its focus on networks, scale and agility deeply resonate with our efforts in the Singapore Public Service to design the future of work, workplace and workforce in our agencies." * Ong Toon Hui, Dean and CEO, Civil Service College, Singapore *"Kates, Kesler and DiMartino build on well-tested theories of human behavior and large-scale systems to show how organization design frameworks apply to the new and challenging realities of today." * Charles Snow, Professor Emeritus, Penn State Smeal College of Business *"This is the perfect book for leaders who need to align their organization with the strategy, and who are searching for a comprehensive framework. Kates, Kesler and DiMartino discuss the design of the overall operating model, horizontal linkages as well as the vertical layers and roles in complex organizations. They also provide numerous practical examples of how we can design organization to achieve both agility and efficiency." * Nicolay Worren, Associate Professor, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Co-founder of Reconfig, Member of curatorial board, European Organization Design Forum *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: The Central Design Problem; Chapter - 02: Operating Models; Chapter - 03: Organization Models; Chapter - 04: Vertical Organization - The Tower; Chapter - 05: Horizontal Organization - The Square; Chapter - 06: Leadership in the Tower and the Square; Chapter - 07: Design Challenge - Enterprise Capabilities; Chapter - 08: Design Challenge - Customer Solutions; Chapter - 09: Design Challenge - Faster Innovation; Chapter - 10: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMaking learning and development (L&D) content inclusive and accessible for everyone is not only a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do. Designing Accessible Learning Content provides evidence-based advice on designing digital learning content that ensures all learners are included and are therefore able to perform to their full potential. This is a practical guide on accessibility for anyone involved in the design, creation, development or testing of online learning content. It provides detailed guidance on how to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines making it essential reading for L&D professionals, instructional designers and course developers who need to comply with legal accessibility requirements. Using the author's 'eLearning Accessibility Framework', Designing Accessible Learning Content demystifies sometimes complex technical accessibility standards and provides an easy to follow contextual framework uniquely designed for learning content created using any authoring tool. This book also demonstrates how creating accessible learning content can improve usability and provide the best possible learning experience for everyone. In addition, it offers essential background information such as a focus on disability, an overview of assistive technology and an exploration of the case for digital accessibility. This guarantees that L&D professionals have the vital background knowledge they need to make sense of accessibility before they begin practically applying the principles. With online checklists, learner case studies, and industry perspectives, Designing Accessible Learning Content is an essential handbook for all L&D professionals seeking to harness the benefits of accessibility in order to improve their learning content for everyone.Trade Review"Every eLearning designer needs this book on their desk! So much of the accessibility guidance out there is written for programmers and assumes you are creating websites. Finally, we have a resource just for us. This book will save you countless hours of frustratingly confusing research. Susi Miller's masterful reference guide on eLearning accessibility demystifies everything from why accessibility matters all the way down to complying with each individual WCAG standard. Complete with clear language explanations and helpful screen captures, you'll finally have the answers you've been searching for." * Diane Elkins, Co-owner, Artisan E-Learning and E-Learning Uncovered *"This is an invaluable guide for L&D practitioners giving the how and why of making learning content accessible. It brings together an extensive range of resources and practical advice in one place and will likely become a standard work in our field." * Donald H Taylor, Chair, Learning Technologies Conference *"Susi Miller combines her own and others' lived experience into an empathy-fueled work that creates clarity and removes barriers for anyone seeking to understand how to produce accessible learning content and why. Her book has a compelling and comprehensive approach to digital accessibility and disability inclusion, which really brings the subject to life. This is recommended reading for any professional producing digital content." * Michael Vermeersch, Digital Inclusion Lead, Microsoft *"I know from working with Susi Miller through the eLearning Network that she is not only passionate about accessibility in eLearning design but also extremely knowledgeable about what is required by those of us creating eLearning. It comes as no surprise that she's made this book accessible in the way she's structured it and the language she uses! This will surely become a must-read for all eLearning professionals; after all, making better learning experiences for all learners is what we are (or should be) all about!" * Joan Keevill, Director, Designs on Learning, and Chair of the eLearning Network *"I wish I had this book when I started working with accessible eLearning. Susi Miller does a fantastic job of showing why eLearning professionals need to ensure that their training needs to be accessible, while also providing, through the eLearning accessible framework that she proposes, a practical way of making it happen. I'm looking forward to putting what I learned here into practice and recommending the book whenever I'm discussing eLearning and accessibility." * Kevin Gumienny, Senior Consultant, Guidehouse *"Digital accessibility can be a tough and technical subject to tackle, but Susi has broken down complex guidelines and carefully brought them to life through using her personal learning journey, practical examples and how-to illustrations. It is an essential read for any eLearning practitioner." * Grant Broome, Digital Inclusion Strategist and Director, DIG Inclusion Ltd. *"Designing Accessible Learning Content is a unique and much-needed resource for L&D practitioners struggling with the complexities of eLearning accessibility. The wealth of background knowledge it provides, combined with practical frameworks, clear explanations and examples make this a vital handbook for anyone who believes that designing inclusive learning content is the right thing to do." * Dr Nasser Siabi OBE, CEO, Microlink PC *"Before instructional designers understand how to develop accessible eLearning, they often fall back on providing a written course transcript. However, armed with modern eLearning authoring tools and the information found in this book, author Susi Miller suggests that 'as eLearning professionals become more familiar with designing accessible content, they find ways of making all learning content inclusive without needing to provide accessible alternatives' (emphasis mine). If you aspire to develop universally accessible eLearning, look no further than this comprehensive, plain-language guide." * Chris Willis, Director of Product, Lectora, eLearning Brothers *"At a time where everything is changing, acquiring new skills is of paramount importance. Now more than ever learning is being delivered online and remotely. If we want everyone to have an equal chance of acquiring new skills, learning content needs to be accessible. In this book, Susi Miller demystifies and explains what learning and development professionals need to know in order to make their content work for the widest possible learner base. The work recognizes the difference between standard web content and learning materials and offers practical and pragmatic advice on accessible content creation." * Neil Milliken, Global Head of Accessibility (Atos Group), Atos *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - Part One: Accessibility fundamentals; Chapter - 01: How to use this book; Chapter - 02: Getting started; Chapter - 03: Exploring disability; Chapter - 04: Designing for assistive technology and impairments; Chapter - 05: The case for digital accessibility; Section - Part Two: Accessibility frameworks; Chapter - 06: The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) framework; Chapter - 07: The eLa (eLearning accessibility) framework; Section - Part Three: WCAG 2.1 level A and AA accessibility standards; Chapter - 08: Perceivable; Chapter - 09: Operabl; Chapter - 10: Understandable; Chapter - 11: Robust; Section - Part Four: WCAG 2.1 level AAA and WCAG 2.2 draft accessibility standards; Chapter - 12: WCAG 2.1 level AAA accessibility standards; Chapter - 13: WCAG 2.2 draft accessibility standards; Chapter - 14: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisDon't just be a good manager... be an even better one. For current and aspiring managers alike, this bestselling handbook from expert author Michael Armstrong provides a whistle-stop tour of the skills and techniques you need to succeed. With a focus on practical application, you will be guided through four crucial areas of management: -Managing people -Management activities and processes -Management personal skills -Business and financial skills How to be an Even Better Manager has sold over 170,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 17 languages. Fully revised and updated, this 11th edition covers all the skills an excellent manager needs, and now includes brand new case studies to ensure you will be equipped for the modern world of management. From resolving conflict and boosting your confidence to engaging your team and improving their performance, with this trusted and popular guide you won't just be good - you'll be an even better manager.Trade Review"A practical and straightforward guide to successful management, written with the benefit of over 30 years' experience." * Business Executive *"Those with managerial responsibilities will find this a useful guide to keep on their shelves and dip into for background material and guidance on a range of business topics." * Business Franchise *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: How to be a better manager; Section - ONE: Managing People; Chapter - 02: How to treat people right; Chapter - 03: How to motivate people; Chapter - 04: How to engage people; Chapter - 05: How to be a better leader; Chapter - 06: How to build teams; Chapter - 07: How to manage performance; Chapter - 08: How to help people learn and develop; Chapter - 09: How to handle difficult situations with people; Section - TWO: Management Skills; Chapter - 10: How to organize; Chapter - 11: How to coordinate; Chapter - 12: How to plan and prioritize; Chapter - 13: How to control; Chapter - 14: How to delegate; Chapter - 15: How to make things happen; Chapter - 16: How to manage your boss; Chapter - 17: How to manage change; Chapter - 18: How to manage conflict; Chapter - 19: How to deal with office politics; Chapter - 20: How to manage a crisis; Chapter - 21: How to manage projects; Chapter - 22: How to manage time; Section - THREE: Personal Skills; Chapter - 23: How to persuade; Chapter - 24: How to negotiate; Chapter - 25: How to make meetings a success; Chapter - 26: How to aim high; Chapter - 27: How to solve problems and make decisions; Chapter - 28: How to be creative and innovate; Chapter - 29: How to conduct a selection interview; Chapter - 30: How to be interviewed for a job; Chapter - 31: How to communicate; Chapter - 32: How to listen; Chapter - 33: How to make effective presentations; Chapter - 34: How to write reports; Chapter - 35: How to be strategic; Chapter - 36: How to think clearly; Chapter - 37: How things go wrong and how to put them right; Section - FOUR: Business and Financial Management; Chapter - 38: How to be business-like; Chapter - 39: How to make a business case; Chapter - 40: How to budget;

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Book SynopsisContemporary HRM Issues in the 21st Century is an illuminating textbook for postgraduate students and active managers wanting to develop their understanding of issues and challenges emerging in the 21st century workplace from a HRM perspective. This edited collection, with contributions from experts in the field of HR policy development, is split into four sections. Section One explores the contemporary workforce and critical elements of managing HRM in a knowledge-based economy. Section Two focuses on psychological concerns for the individual at work, career management and emotional labour to better understand how to manage an increasingly diverse workforce. Section Three looks at managing HR issues in the workplace, such as crisis management, mental health and violence in the workplace. The final section of this book looks at current and emerging debates surrounding HRM, including: sustainable HRM; cyber-vetting; biological monitoring and surveillance; codes and conduct; job-design in the age of technology; and, Artificial Intelligence (AI). All of these are vital and often contentious areas within HRM policy-making and practice. This book sets out these debates and issues to engage both students and managers working in the fields of Global HRM and Human Resource policy-making.Trade Review'This succinct, tightly written book moves beyond the ‘usual’ (and much covered) issues of standard HRM texts to address some of the livelier current debates on the subject. It includes talent management, career management, crisis management, mental health and well-being, drug testing, employee vetting and sustainable HRM. By updating knowledge on these contemporary issues, this book is a valuable addition to any scholar’s bookshelf.' -- Chris Brewster, Professor of International HRM, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK'This excellent book makes a valuable contribution to the broadly based HRM discipline in Australia. The author is clearly at the cutting edge of the development of HRM in Australia in the context of a growing Asia-Pacific economic area. I highly recommend this book for students, academics and HR practitioners.' -- Peter J. Dowling, Emeritus Professor of International Management & Strategy, La Trobe University, AustraliaTable of ContentsSECTION I : THE CONTEMPORARY WORKPLACEChapter 1. HRM in the Contemporary Workplace; Peter Holland Chapter 2. Managing Talent: A Contemporary Issue or a Case of Old Wine in New Bottles?; Peter Holland SECTION II : MANAGING THE INDIVIDUAL AT WORK Chapter 3. Psychological Contracts; Ross Donohue and Tse Leng Tham Chapter 4. Career Management in the 21st Century; Ross Donohue and Tse Leng Tham Chapter 5. HRM and the Service Sector; Cathy Sheehan SECTION III : MANAGING THE ISSUES AT WORK Chapter 6. Risk and Crisis Management; Cathy Sheehan Chapter 7. Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work; Hannah Meacham, Katharine Spaeth, Jillian Cavanagh and Timothy Bartram Chapter 8. The Dark Side of Work; Ross Donohue and Peter Holland SECTION IV : EMERGING ISSUES AT WORK Chapter 9. To Test or Not to Test: Drug and Genetic Testing in the 21st Century Workplace; Peter Holland and Tse Leng Tham Chapter 10. Turning the Tables: Employer and Employee Vetting: Reputation Management Challenges in the Information Age; Debora Jeske and Peter Holland Chapter 11. Sustainable HRM: Rhetoric versus Reality; Renee Paulet Chapter 12. Work Design in the 21st Century: A Case of Back to the Future or Forward to the Past?; Peter Holland, Kirsteen Grant and Tse Leng Tham Chapter 13. Codes of Conduct: Are they worth the paper they are written on?; Peter Holland and Xiaoyan Liang

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook examines performance management research specific to the public sector and its contexts, and provides suggestions for future developments in the field. It demonstrates the need for performance management to be reconceptualized as a core component of business both within and across organizations, and how it must be embedded in both strategic decision-making and as a day-to-day leadership and management practice in order to be effective.Addressing multiple levels of analysis, the Handbook shows how performance management can enable high performance if governance, systems, organization and individual components are aligned. Written by an international team of both academics and practitioners, chapters offer insights into why changes in practice need to occur, how to make such changes possible, and what these changes require from a practical standpoint. The Handbook also highlights current limitations in public sector performance management and suggests new initiatives for performance management frameworks.Scholars of public policy in human resources, administration and management looking for exemplary current research in these fields will find this Handbook invaluable. It will also be of interest to public administration and human resources practitioners looking to develop new practice and create new ways of thinking and behaving in the aftermath of global upheaval.Trade Review'This is a timely and wide-ranging collection, bringing systems thinking and multi-level analysis to the framing and the analysis of performance management in public organizations. This is a valuable contribution, encouraging the reader to reflect continually on the purposes and goals of performance management in any particular context.' -- Jean Hartley, The Open University, UK'Performance is one of the core themes in contemporary public management. This Handbook offers a fascinating collection of perspectives on making performance management work. The contributions skillfully explain how performance management is not about compliance but about the engagement of people. The Handbook on Performance Management in the Public Sector is an essential next step in understanding how performance management can contribute to performance in governance institutions and volatile settings.' -- Wouter Van Dooren, University of Antwerp, Belgium'Managing performance is now center stage in business, but the public sector context is different and requires unique solutions. The authors in this Handbook, all experts in their fields, explain everything we need to know to get better at managing this essential task.' -- Peter Cappelli, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Reinventing performance management in the public sector 1 Jane Gunn, Kristy Zwickert and Kathy Hilyard PART I GOVERNANCE AND SYSTEMS: WHY PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH APPROACHES ARE CHANGING 2 Not my problem: the impact of siloed performance management on policy design and implementation 28 Sue Olney 3 Applying behavioural science to performance management 42 Donald Moynihan 4 Performance measures for governance systems 55 Sharron O’Neill and Jim Rooney 5 How can public service performance management be understood at a systems level? 72 Karen Gardner 6 Causes of gaming in performance management 82 Jeannette Taylor 7 A test of wills? Exploring synecdoche and gaming in the national literacy and numeracy performance monitoring regime 96 Joseph Drew and Janine O’Flynn 8 Managing the complexity of outcomes: a new approach to performance measurement and management 111 Max French, Toby Lowe, Rob Wilson, Mary-Lee Rhodes and Melissa Hawkins PART II ORGANIZATIONS AND EMPLOYEES: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT – THE AGENDA OF THE FUTURE? 9 Prospects for more informal and continuous performance conversations in the Australian Public Service 140 Michael O’Donnell 10 The changing nature of work: time to return to performance fundamentals? 152 Helen Dickinson and Janine O’Flynn 11 Assessing organization performance in public sector systems: lessons from Canada’s MAF and New Zealand’s PIF 169 Barbara Allen, Evert Lindquist and Elizabeth Eppel 12 Making performance management work in developing countries through system integration: the perspective from Ghana 185 Frank Louis Kwaku Ohemeng 13 The high performance government organization: a different approach to effective improvement 209 André de Waal and Paul Jan Linker 14 Performance management and common purpose: rethinking solutions to inter-organizational working 229 Fiona Buick 15 Who is accountable for capability development? 249 Samantha Johnson 16 Modern employee performance management in the U.S. Federal Government 259 Rebecca S. Ayers 17 Using performance management to drive employee engagement in the public sector 276 Edward M. Mone and Manuel London 18 Designing performance management to be an ethical tool 294 Deborah Blackman, Fiona Buick and Michael O’Donnell 19 Conclusion to the Handbook on Performance Management in the Public Sector 308 Deborah Blackman, Fiona Buick, Karen Gardner, Miriam Glennie, Samantha Johnson, Michael O’Donnell and Sue Olney Index

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Book SynopsisCareer Dynamics in a Global World takes on a major question in the global research and practice of career development and adopts a distinctive approach in response. The authors address the question of how and to what extent a predominant influence of Western thinking about careers interferes with our understanding of careers in other parts of the world. The approach involves identifying career topics for further exploration, recruiting teams of Indian and Western scholars on each topic to share their insights, and laying out those insights to help both careers researchers and practitioners see their significance. As a result, in this remarkable collaboration the reader is invited to compare views on self-awareness and careers from traditional Indian Ayurvedic and alternative Western perspectives, alongside contrasting Indian and Western reports on women stepping off their career ladders, the motivation of social entrepreneurs, the careers of IT workers, MBA holders and management scholars and other topics. Career and cross-cultural researchers and career and HR practitioners will be fascinated by the comparative analysis of career dynamics.Trade Review'Career Dynamics in a Global World takes on the difficult, but invaluable, task of unpacking the complex topic of career development from both Western and South Asian perspectives. For anyone who is passionate about building a more human-centred future world of work, this book is a vital must-read in helping to understand individual and cultural-drivers with regards to career development in a connected and globalised world.' --Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer, Unilever, UK'Insight into contemporary careers in a global world is likely to take a giant leap forward with the publication of this timely book. The editors have done a masterful job assembling pairs of fascinating chapters that peer deeply into critical topics from Western and Indian perspectives.' --Jeffrey H. Greenhaus, Drexel University, US'This book fills an important gap in our cross-cultural understanding of the psychology of careers. The interesting pairing of chapters from Western and South Asian (Indian) cultural perspectives, and mix of etic and emic studies of careers in the 21st century is a timely reminder that careers are constantly being constructed by individuals, societies and the times we live in!' --Kim Yin Chan, Nanyang Business School, SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Career Dynamics in a Global World 1 Premarajan Raman Kadiyil, Anneleen Forrier and Michael B. Arthur PART I SELF AND CAREER 2 An incongruence-driven approach to careers: insights from Ayurveda 13 Anupama Kondayya and Srinivas Ekkirala 3 Self-awareness in career development: meaning, importance and malleability 24 Marijke Verbruggen PART II SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A CAREER CHOICE 4 A field research of nascent social entrepreneurs’ intention formation 37 Preeti Tiwari, Anil K. Bhat and Jyoti Tikoria 5 Individual factors in predicting and encouraging social entrepreneurship as a career choice 51 Mary Conway Dato-on, Sharmistha Banerjee and Yasmin Mesbah PART III STEPPING OFF THE CAREER LADDER 6 Satisficing career choices of Indian women managers 66 Sumita Datta and Snehal Shah 7 Stepping off the career ladder: exploring the impact of career shocks on women’s career decisions in the UK 80 Angela Stephanie Mazzetti PART IV MBA CAREERS ACROSS THE GLOBE 8 Economic structural changes and subjective career success of MBAs in India 96 Vivek G. Nair and Leena Chatterjee 9 How an MBA contributes to the unfolding of careers: a comparative analysis 110 Elizabeth Houldsworth, Chris Brewster and Richard McBain PART V BREAKING AND RE-ENTRY 10 Women’s careers: starting a new chapter post career break 124 Pavni Kaushiva and Chetan Joshi 11 Can we release the brake on the career re-entry of mothers? A UK perspective 136 Anna Katharina Bader and John Blenkinsopp PART VI ACADEMIC CAREERS 12 The changing nature of academic careers in management education in India 150 Ravishankar Venkata Kommu and Amit Dhiman 13 The changing nature of academic careers in management education in Western societies 162 Yehuda Baruch PART VII CAREERS IN IT 14 Flying high in the turbulent skies: managing careers in the Indian IT industry 177 Gunjan Tomer and Pawan Budhwar 15 Risk allocation, employer dependence and the welfare state: an investigation of IT workers in the US and Canada 191 Sara Haviland and Jennifer Craft Morgan PART VIII OPTING OUT OR STAYING IN 16 Integrating care work for sustainable careers of women: an Indian perspective 207 Tania Saritova Rath and Mousumi Padhi 17 Leaning in: why some women are challenging the opt-out model 220 Margie J. Elley-Brown Index 233

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Book SynopsisMore women are studying science at university and they consistently outperform men. Yet, still, significantly fewer women than men hold prestigious jobs in science. Why should this occur? What prevents women from achieving as highly as men in science? And why are so few women positioned as 'creative genius' research scientists?Drawing upon the views of 47 (female and male) scientists, Bevan and Gatrell explore why women are less likely than men to become eminent in their profession. They observe three mechanisms which perpetuate women s lowered 'place' in science: subtle masculinities (whereby certain forms of masculinity are valued over womanhood); (m)otherhood (in which women's potential for maternity positions them as 'other'), and the image of creative genius which is associated with male bodies, excluding women from research roles.Trade Review'Valerie Bevan and Caroline Gatrell have written a fascinating book about women in science. Whilst much has been said in the media about the lack of women in senior science roles nobody has really provided the story behind the woeful figures. These authors form a terrific partnership in that one of them is a working scientist and the other is a highly regarded academic who writes about women and leadership. Together they have crafted a book which captures the actual experiences of mainly women but also men in science and together theorise why the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in science continues. This is both an informative and engaging book and deserves to be read widely.' --Susan Vinnicombe CBE, Cranfield University, UK'This is an important book. It sheds genuinely new light on why the practice of science, especially at ''VIP'' level, remains so dominated by men. Bevan and Gatrell provide evocative, personal accounts of what it s really like to practise science as a woman. They do this through a detailed, fine-grained and convincing analysis of the voices of women in healthcare science; voices which have remained, at best, in the background of debates - until now.' --Mark Learmonth, Durham University Business School, UK'Knowing Her Place: Positioning Women in Science is a book we should have had 20 years ago. It is an outstanding book about the issues that affect women working in science; the problems, dilemmas, their careers, motherhood, etc. It is the best book ever written on this subject, and makes a major contribution to the field of women at work. This is a must buy for anyone interested in science more generally, and how we can get more women engaged in science.' --Sir Cary Cooper, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: setting the scene 2. Positioning women in their place 3. Subtle masculinities at work 4. Secret careers 5. Creative genius in science 6. M[o]therhood 7. Concluding remarks and recommendations References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This insightful Research Agenda considers the current state of research into workplace stress and wellbeing and maps an innovative programme for future investigation that can advance understanding of the interrelationships between work and wellbeing. Bringing together international contributors to outline the field, the book examines the various costs and impacts of workplace stress on employers and employees. Chapters address key features of the workplace that influence employee wellbeing, including technology use, leadership, work-family relationships and aggression, as well as the unique contemporary effects of Covid-19 on wellbeing. Identifying both substantive and methodological questions that remain unanswered, the book considers the benefits of intervention strategies that are designed to enhance individual wellbeing in the workplace. Offering a unique picture of the field, this timely book is crucial reading for researchers and graduate students focused on work and wellbeing who are looking for new and innovative avenues for research. Managers and other practitioners will also benefit from its practical insights into the challenges posed by workplace stress and the potential strategies for managing stress.Trade Review'The economic viability of the western industrialized world depends on the wellbeing of employees. Yet, this simple fact has been ignored for too long, and stressed-out workers are stretched to their limit - with potentially disastrous results. I congratulate the authors in this volume for giving us a much-needed agenda to deal with this issue.' -- Neal Ashkanasy, University of Queensland, Australia'In this book, some top occupational health researchers take a forward look at where research on workplace mental health and wellbeing should go in the future. It provides a practical perspective in noting the important issues needing investigation and the solutions that will be necessary to deal with those issues.' -- Paul Spector, University of Southern Florida, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I SETTING THE SCENE 1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Workplace Stress and Wellbeing 3 E. Kevin Kelloway and Cary L. Cooper 2 Workplace stress and wellbeing: pathways for future research advances 15 James Campbell Quick 3 The cost of stress to UK employers and employees 33 Christian van Stolk PART II SPECIFIC INFLUENCES 4 Leadership and well-being 53 Shani Pupco and Julian Barling 5 Observer interventions in workplace aggression: the state of the art and future directions 73 Ivana Vranjes, Zhanna Lyubykh and M. Sandy Hershcovis 6 Are your smart technologies ‘killing it’ or killing you? Developing a research agenda for workplace ICT and worker wellbeing 91 Arla Day, Ryan Cook, Rachael Jones-Chick and Vanessa Myers 7 Work–family research: questioning assumptions and looking forward for true impact 119 Winny Shen and Kristen M. Shockley PART III INTERVENTIONS 8 Mental health in the workplace: where we’ve been and where we’re going 137 Jennifer K. Dimoff, Whitney E.S. Vogel and Olivia Yoder 9 Managing work stress: the research agenda 157 Sheena Johnson and Elinor O’Connor 10 Cautions for mindfulness research in organisations: taking stock and moving forward 173 Maree Roche, Michelle R. Tuckey and Ute R. Hülsheger 11 Organizational interventions – fitting the intervention to the context to ensure the participatory process 191 Karina Nielsen, Carolyn Axtell and Glorian Sorensen 12 COVID-19: short- and long-term impacts on work and well-being 211 Gary W. Ivey, Jennifer E.C. Lee, Deniz Fikretoglu, Eva Guérin, Christine Frank, Stacey Silins, Donna I. Pickering, Megan M. Thompson and Madeleine T. D’Agata Index 239

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Book SynopsisThe hospitality and tourism sector is an increasingly significant contributor to GDP worldwide, as well as a key source of employment in developing regions. Drawing on contemporary research, this Handbook provides a provocative review of the major human resource challenges facing the hospitality and tourism sector today.Leading international scholars examine how hospitality and tourism businesses succeed through a consistently high level of service, particularly through the attitudes and behaviours of front-line employees to positively impact upon guest satisfaction and improve intention to return. Against this background, chapters analyse the myriad of reasons the industry struggles to attract and retain quality employees, including long and unsocial hours, non-competitive pay and unsophisticated management practices. Offering a thorough review of these human resource challenges through employee focus groups, in-depth interviews and surveys, this Handbook offers evidence-informed recommendations for their resolution. These include; strategies and tactics associated with brand internalisation, talent management, engagement, high-performance practices, learning and leadership development.Practical and engaging, this Handbook will be of interest to students and scholars researching hospitality and tourism from a business management perspective. Senior hospitality leaders will also benefit from the ideas herein, gaining competitive advantage by creating and supporting highly engaged and effective employees.Contriibutors include: T. Baum, M.-H. Budworth, R.J. Burke, C. Cheung, J. Christensen-Hughes, A. Jenkins, C.E. Kapoor, D. Kara, L. Lee, J.M. Madera, S. Mann, S. Mooney, W.C. Murray, A. Ogle, W. Pallett, T.-W. Tang, Y.-Y. Tang, M. Uysal, M.C.-H. Wang, T.C. WangTrade Review‘The Handbook of Human Resource Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industries provides both traditional Human Resource Management (HRM) ideas and current trends that should be of interest to modern managers; it can supplement other works on tourism and hospitality.' -- American Reference Books AnnualTable of ContentsContents: Part I Setting the stage 1. Human resource management in the hospitality and tourism sector Ronald J. Burke 2. The changing tourism and hospitality context: Implications for human resource management in an age of disruption and growth Julia Christensen Hughes Part II Developing a service quality culture 3. A motivated workforce: the shifting factors that drive people to work in the hospitality industry William C. Murray 4. The talent agenda in hospitality and tourism William J. Pallett 5. How to develop hotel brand internalization among hotel employees Catherine Cheung and Tom Baum 6. Leadership in hospitality organizations: Achieving competitive advantage Ronald J. Burke Part III Developing human capital 7. Evolving conceptions of talent management: A roadmap for hospitality and tourism Julia Christensen Hughes and William C. Murray 8. Jobs for the girls? Women’s employment and career progression in the hospitality industry Shelagh Mooney 9. Ageism and age discrimination in hospitality employment: Issues, challenges and remedies Andrew Jenkins Part IV Critical employee and organization outcomes 10. Advancing engagement: Debates in the field and proposed directions for hospitality and tourism research and practice Julia Christensen Hughes 11. Synopses of empirical studies on engagement in hospitality and tourism research Julia Christensen Hughes 12. Security and safety: An internal customer perspective Alfred Ogle 13. Gender differences in burnout perceptions: The case of hotel employees Derya Kara and Muzaffer Uysal Part V Human Resource management initiatives 14. Diversity training in the hospitality and tourism industry Juan M. Madera, Camille E. Kapoor and Lindsey Lee 15. The happiest place on earth? A case study of the Disney World employment experience Sara L. Mann and Marie-Hélène Budworth 16. Benefits of workplace learning in hospitality organizations Ronald J. Burke 17. The benefits of high performance human resource practices in the implementation of an artistic strategy in the hotel industry Ta-Wei Tang, Ya-Yun Tang, Michael Chih-Hung Wang and Tsai-Chiao Wang Index

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Book SynopsisBringing together over fifty leading global experts, this Research Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of research findings regarding Human Resource Management (HRM) in the public sector. Original chapters provide useful insights from two different disciplines: public administration and HRM. They illustrate that the public context of organisations matters and discuss research findings detailing how this plays out in practice.Divided into six distinct parts, this Research Handbook covers the key areas of strategic HRM, the HRM cycle, HRM and the outcomes, linking mechanisms in the HRM value chain, as well as HRM and context. Providing crucial information, Part VI examines the main future challenges for HRM in public organisations and provides extensive knowledge across different areas for future research.This engaging Research Handbook will be an excellent resource for scholars in public administration as well as HRM practitioners and scholars with interests in the public contexts and how this affects HRM. It will also provide obligatory reading for advanced students to understand the distinctiveness of HRM in public organisations.Trade Review’This edited volume by Steijn and Knies is a unique and much-needed book that caters to audiences in two academic disciplines. For scholars of public administration and public management, it showcases how HRM ultimately affects the success of public policy and the quality of public service provision. For HRM scholars, the book illuminates how HRM in public organisations is not business as usual, as their distinctive characteristics serve as critical contingency factors. For both audiences, this book generously provides state-of-the-art insights by an international ensemble of researchers.’ -- Joris van der Voet, Leiden University, the Netherlands‘This is a very necessary book. It contributes with a strategic perspective on HRM in the public sector. Especially the insights on horizontal and vertical fit combined with implementation/action and the parts about people management and leadership are inspiring. The contributors are an excellent mix of top researchers and young talents.’ -- Lotte Bøgh Andersen, Aarhus University, Denmark‘This is a welcomed and long overdue Research Handbook that brings together scholars from across the globe to address key questions relating to the management of people in public sector organisations. Clarification is provided on “what are public organisations” and the need for a distinctive approach to HRM within a context where organisations have multiple and often competing outcomes. People management rightly takes centre stage with employee well-being featuring alongside organisational performance. Congratulations to all contributors!’ -- Julian Gould-Williams, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on HRM in the Public Sector 1 Eva Knies and Bram Steijn PART I STRATEGIC HRM 2 Picking up the HRM pieces: why fit doesn’t fit in the public sector 14 Paul Boselie, Jaap Paauwe and Riccardo Peccei 3 Leadership in the public sector: concepts, context and outlooks 29 Laura Bundgaard, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen and Ulrich T. Jensen 4 People management in public organisations 43 Julia Penning de Vries and Brenda Vermeeren 5 Transitions in the organisational design of the HR function in the public sector 59 Sophie Op de Beeck, Ellen Daniëls and Annie Hondeghem PART II HRM CYCLE 6 Recruitment and selection: still a model employer? 77 Ann-Kristina Løkke 7 Performance management 91 Adelien Decramer, Mieke Audenaert, Bert George and Beatrice Van der Heijden 8 Compensation and benefits 105 Jared J. Llorens 9 Learning and development in the public sector 119 Marian Thunnissen and Jos Sanders 10 Workforce planning: shifting assumptions in a precarious reality 132 Heather Getha-Taylor 11 Voluntary turnover in public organisations 145 Jessica Sowa PART III HRM AND OUTCOMES 12 HRM and organisational effectiveness in the public sector 159 Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa 13 HRM and well-being in the public sector 172 Rick Borst and Rutger Blom 14 HRM and social legitimacy in the public sector 189 Peter Leisink and Peter Boxall PART IV HRM VALUE CHAIN: LINKING MECHANISMS 15 How does the alphabet soup of person–environment fit taste in the public sector? A typology of linking mechanisms 203 Robert K. Christensen and Breck Wightman 16 Job demands-resources model: toward an institutional reading 218 David Giauque and Rafaël Weissbrodt 17 Self-determination theory 232 Christina W. Andrews 18 Public service motivation and human resource management 245 Guillem Ripoll and Adrian Ritz 19 The psychological process view of bureaucratic red tape 260 Sanjay K. Pandey PART V HRM AND CONTEXT 20 The public sector as a distinctive employer: resilience and renewal? 277 Stephen Bach and Ian Kessler 21 Different systems, different civil service, different HRM: a comparison of HRM approaches in Anglo-Saxon and Rechtsstaat systems 292 Jessica Breaugh and Gerhard Hammerschmid 22 HRM in different countries 307 Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Marco Rapp PART VI FUTURE CHALLENGES 23 Future challenges related to work pressure 323 Laura den Dulk, Marjan Gorgievski and Bram Peper 24 Future challenges related to retaining an employable workforce 337 Jasmijn van Harten and Ricardo Rodrigues 25 Future challenges related to a diverse workforce 349 Norma Riccucci and Mauricio Astudillo Rodas 26 Future challenges related to technological developments 361 Brenda Vermeeren and Fabian Dekker 27 Future challenges related to changing public service provision: HRM implications of balancing old and new public servant characteristics 376 Zeger van der Wal 28 HRM in the public sector: taking stock and looking ahead 390 Bram Steijn and Eva Knies Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This insightful Research Agenda presents the foundations of employee engagement, providing a framework for future research to serve as an evidence-based guide to practice. Offering an overview of contemporary engagement theory and research, it addresses important new directions for expanding our current understanding of the meaning, focus, development and outcomes of engagement.Chapters consider the future impact of a constantly changing landscape of work on employee engagement, addressing the growing prevalence of casual and contract forms of labour and the introduction of work automation technology. International contributors explore innovative methods for engagement research, including novel approaches in data gathering, qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analytic techniques that can be applied to answering a variety of different engagement questions. Setting out key research directions for the future of the field, this book will be essential reading for academic scholars and researchers of organizational psychology and organizational behaviour. In addition, researchers in business and industry will find new ways to think about, study, and evaluate the impact of engagement policies and practices.Trade Review'Work engagement has many positive benefits for employees and organizations. In this insightful edited volume, Meyer and Schneider have assembled top scholars from across the globe to consider the nature of work engagement, its place in the changing world of work, and strategies for advancing engagement research. Highly recommended!' -- Steve W.J. Kozlowski, University of South Florida, US'This book is packed with knowledge, wisdom and practical ideas from the leading international scholars who share a vision of creating work and workplaces that enable us all to thrive and contribute. The richness of the content in ideas, insights and innovations relating to engagement at work is dazzling. This is a must-read for new and established scholars studying the world of work.' -- Michael West CBE, Lancaster University, UKTable of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION 1 The promise of engagement 3 John P. Meyer and Benjamin Schneider PART I EXPANDING TRADITIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ENGAGEMENT 2 Multiple targets and referents of employee engagement 21 Alan M. Saks 3 Antecedents and consequences of work engagement: a multilevel nomological net 37 Despoina Xanthopoulou and Arnold B. Bakker 4 Work engagement: a key to HEROs – healthy and resilient organizations 53 Marisa Salanova 5 Personality determinants of employee engagement 67 Leaetta M. Hough and Frederick L. Oswald 6 Individual-level outcomes of employee engagement: a conservation of resources framework 87 Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben PART II CONCEPTUALIZING ENGAGEMENT IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK 7 Contracting, engagement, and the “gig” economy 103 Peter Cappelli and Liat Eldor 8 Engagement with perpetually deconstructed and reinvented work 119 John W. Boudreau 9 How does future work need to be designed for optimal engagement? 137 Marylène Gagné, Sharon K. Parker, and Mark A. Griffin 10 Employee engagement and engagement in change: a research agenda 155 Simon L. Albrecht PART III RESEARCH STRATEGIES FOR THE NEW AGENDA 11 Qualitative methods in engagement research 175 William H. Macey 12 Investigating employee engagement at multiple levels 193 Vicente González-Romá 13 Empirical approaches to address the dynamic aspects of work engagement: study design and data analyses 209 Sabine Sonnentag, Monika Wiegelmann, and Maike Czink 14 Profiles of engagement dimensions and targets: applications and opportunities for person-centered analytic techniques 225 Matthew J. W. McLarnon, Alexandre J. S. Morin, and David Litalien 15 Employee engagement in the new world of data 245 Alexis A. Fink and William H. Macey CONCLUSION 16 Learnings and future directions 263 Benjamin Schneider and John P. Meyer Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely and insightful book offers an innovative, unifying conceptual framework for managing the crucial asset of human capital. In order to do this, Andrea Lanza and Giuseppina Simone bridge the gap between Strategy and Organization disciplines in the study of human capital. Clarifying ambiguous aspects overlooked by the extant literature, Lanza and Simone provide a new, theoretically grounded managerial tool to help organizations achieve the most from human capital. Based on original empirical evidence, the authors put forward a fresh perspective on human capital strategy. They also propose a fascinating, game-theoretic approach to solve the 'Principal-Agent' conflict in the context of human capital renewal, dramatically advancing the field of strategic human capital with respect to both academic knowledge and managerial applications. Innovative and cutting-edge, this book offers crucial insights for scholars investigating strategic management and strategic human capital, as well as researchers interested in entrepreneurship and human resource management. It will also benefit managers and practitioners, providing guidance in developing and implementing strategic human capital visions.Trade Review'This thoughtful text by Lanza and Simone considers one of the most important topics in management research today - how and when human capital is strategic, and its implications for firm performance. Not only does it offer a glimpse into the state of our current understanding of these issues, but it explores fresh and creative empirical analyses in an interesting context.' --Timothy Folta, University of Connecticut, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Strategic Human Capital at the Crossroads 2. Understanding and clarifying the dynamics of Strategic Human Capital effects on performance: a quasi-replication of a major literature evidence 3. The effect of Strategic Human Capital renewal on organizational results: an empirical examination in the Italian Serie A professional football league 4. Get the most from your most important asset. A conceptual and managerial model for harnessing the value of Strategic Human Capital Index

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Book SynopsisOffering a conceptual framework that integrates strategy, product, process and human resource research, this timely book interrogates these four critical and interrelated areas of innovation management. Chapters examine new insights into the latest trends in the field, providing a holistic view into key management strategies that benefit both up-and-coming and established businesses. International contributions from leading scholars analyze cases and research from the USA, Japan, China and Brazil as well as a range of European countries, highlighting the successes and failures of key innovation management systems. The book looks at ways to create a sustainable innovation strategy, and how this can be implemented to achieve competitive advantage in the long run. The suggested integrated framework allows for a sound understanding of influential managerial elements, making this an important read for practitioners hoping to define and renew successfully innovative organisations. Management and entrepreneurship scholars will benefit from the novel insights into innovation strategy explored in the book. Contributors include: V. Auruskeviciene, F. Bernhard, J. Chen, A. Chmieliauskas, S. Conner, G. Gopal, K. Grigorjevaite, A. Klimaviciene, J. Li-Ying, D.P.T. Lopes, T. Onaka, E. Pilkauskaite, S. Senkevic, S. Sereika, S. Simkonis, V. Skudiene, O. Stangej, K. Tadakuma, G. Vezeliene, Y. Wang, R. WickramasekeraTrade Review'This book arrives in an insightful moment! Innovation Management is not only a relevant effort made by representative international authors, but also it is an up to date vision of the key topic of the 21st century, innovation and its management issues. Other than the role of strategy, product development and processes, we have to shed light to a fourth critical aspect on management of innovation: the role of people.' --Paulo A. Zawislak, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and Innovation Research Center (NITEC), Brazil'Innovation is the lifeblood of an organization. For innovation management, one must address the strategy, product, process, and people components. This new book provides an invaluable contribution to the existing literature looking at innovation management from a worldwide perspective. New insights are gleaned from these case studies and global research perspectives. Keep on innovating!' --Jay Liebowitz, Harrisburg University of Sciences and Technology, US'I was excited to learn that Vida Skudiene, Jason Li-Ying, and Fabian Bernhard had teamed up to produce a book on innovation management from a strategic perspective. They did not disappoint. Building on their considerable international academic and practical experience, they have produced a must-read volume at the critical intersection of innovation and strategy from multiple perspectives. Drawing on the expertise of leading scholars from multiple countries, they have compiled critical insights into strategic, product, process, and human resource innovation management. Overall, this book offers solid economic and social perspectives which keenly inform the formulation of innovation strategy for managers, entrepreneurs, students, and academics.' --Charles H. Matthews, University of Cincinnati, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Innovation management: perspectives from strategy, product, process and human resource research 2 Vida Škudienė, Jason Li-Ying and Fabian Bernhard PART II INNOVATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2 Innovation management through technology licensing in China 16 Jason Li-Ying, Yuandi Wang and Jin Chen 3 Innovation management: the Japanese way 27 Kenji Tadakuma, Tadao Onaka and Rumintha Wickramasekera PART III PRODUCT INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 4 Exploring best practices of new product development 48 Suzanne L. Conner 5 Product design innovation and functional innovation effects on consumers’ adoption of soft furniture 58 Vilte Auruskeviciene and Sabina Senkevic 6 Innovation and financial performance in telecommunication companies 72 Asta Klimaviciene and Sarunas Sereika PART IV PROCESS INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 7 Implementing process innovation by integrating continuous improvement and business process re-engineering 93 Gurram Gopal and Egle Pilkauskaite 8 New role of systems analysts in Agile requirements engineering 114 Alfredas Chmieliauskas, Kristina Grigorjevaite and Saulius Simkonis PART V HUMAN RESOURCE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 9 Transforming human resource management: innovative e-HRM value creation for multinational companies 140 Vida Škudienė, Gintare Vezeliene and Olga Stangej 10 Human resource management perspective on innovation 167 Daniel Paulino Teixeira Lopes 11 On the emotions that spark innovative and entrepreneurial behaviors in employees 182 Fabian Bernhard PART VI CASE STUDY 12 UPS Lithuania – choose your own salary 190 Vida Škudienė and Ilona Buciuniene Index 196

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Book SynopsisEquality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) have become features of organizations as a result of both legal and societal advances as well as neoliberal economic reasoning and considerations. While current research approaches frequently fall short of addressing the challenges faced in EDI research, this benchmark Handbook brings coverage of research methods in EDI up to date, and advances the development of research in the field.Bringing together well-known academics and researchers, this Handbook is a distillation of current and novel research in the field of EDI. Chapters present groundbreaking new research and methodological perspectives on international, regional and national issues, from equal opportunities and gender mainstreaming to managing diversity in legal, political and socio-economic contexts. Alongside this, the authors discuss new analytic directions to advance empirical EDI research. This Handbook will help to shape the present and future EDI discourse.The book is an invaluable addition to the current literature, particularly for students of EDI and researchers working in the fields of human resource management, strategic management and organization, and culture and change management as well as entrepreneurship and marketing.Contributors include: D. Atewologun, C. Baron, I. Bleijenbergh, E.H. Buttner, H.A. Downs, H. Eberherr, D. Foley, K.M. Hannum, E. Henry, J. Hofbauer, R. Hofmann, E.L. Holloway, C.A. Houkamau, M. Janssens, D. Jones, A. Klarsfeld, K. Kreissl, M. Lansu, J. Louvrier, K. Lowe, R. Mahalingam, A.J. Mills, J.H. Mills, S. Mooney, E. Ng, B. Poggio, N. Rumens, I. Ryan, B. Sauer, H.L. Schwartz, C.G. Sibley, A. Striedinger, P. van Arensbergen, I. Wasserman, J. Wergin, P. ZanoniTrade Review'Despite the depth and volume of research on diversity in organizations, very little attention is given to research methods. The Handbook of Research Methods in Diversity Management, Equality and Inclusion at Work breaks new ground, providing a comprehensive volume of not just methods but also the social and political context in which diversity research is embedded. Particularly impressive is the ''diversity'' of epistemological perspectives so critical to today's global and transnational context.' --Stella Nkomo, University of Pretoria, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Lize A.E Booysen, Judith K. Pringle and Regine Bendl Part I Research Dilemmas in EDI 1. Contextualizing the EDI Research Agenda in the Larger Social Sciences Research Landscape Judith K. Pringle and Lize A.E. Booysen 2. Finding the Right Design for EDI Research Jon F. Wergin 3. Evaluation Research in the EDI Field Kelly M. Hannum and Holly A. Downs 4. Negotiating, Gaining and Maintaining Access: What Can We Learn About Diversity? Jonna Louvrier 5. Queered Methodologies for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Researchers Nick Rumens 6. Comparative and Multi-Country Research in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Eddy S. Ng and Alain Klarsfeld Part II Methodology and Methods for collecting EDI Material 7. Intersectionality as a Methodological Tool in Qualitative Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Research Doyin Atewologun and Ramaswami Mahalingam 8. Theorizing Diversity and (In)equality Through the Lens of Critical Discourse Analysis Patrizia Zanoni and Maddy Janssens 9. Feminist Methods and the Study of Gendering of Organizations Over Time Albert J. Mills and Jean Helms Mills 10. Indigenous Research: Ontologies, Axiologies, Epistemologies and Methodologies Ella Henry and Dennis Foley 11. Autoethnography: Adding Our Stories to EDI Research Irene Ryan and Shelagh Mooney 12. Participants as Collaborators: Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) as Collaborative Research Method Ilene C. Wasserman 13. Chameleons Change Colour: Studying Academic Careers in Gendering Contexts - A Case for Multilevel Analysis Johanna Hofbauer, Katharina Kreissl, Birgit Sauer and Angelika Striedinger Part III Methods and Techniques for EDI data analysis 14. Surveys and Scales in EDI Research Carol Baron 15. Meta-Analytic Research in the Field of EDI: A Review of Some Current Findings and Identification of Opportunities for Future Research Kevin B. Lowe and E. Holly Buttner 16. Queering Quantitative Research: Dealing with Processes of Categorization in EDI Research Roswitha Hofmann 17. Participatory Action Research to Support Diversity and Inclusion Inge Bleijenbergh, Pleun van Arensbergen and Monic Lansu 18. Routinized Practices: Using the Documentary Method to Research Incorporated Knowledge Helga Eberherr 19. Deconstructing and Challenging Gender Orders in Organisations Through Narratives Barbara Poggio 20. Diversity Trouble: Feminist Foucauldian Discourse Analysis Deborah Jones 21. Mixed Methods and the Scientific Study of Māori Identity: The Story Behind the Multi-Dimensional Model of Māori Identity and Cultural Engagement Carla A. Houkamau and Chris G. Sibley 22. Drawing from the Margins: Grounded Theory Research Design and EDI Studies Elizabeth L. Holloway and Harriet L. Schwartz Index

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Book SynopsisThis Elgar Introduction provides an overview of some of the key theories that inform human resource management and employment relations as a field of study. Leading scholars in the field explore theories in the context of contemporary debates concerning policies that affect and regulate work and the management of employment, as well as the activities and experiences of actors within the employment relationship. The book is divided into three sections to capture different theoretical lenses used to reflect on HRM and ER concerns about work: systems and historical development; institutions; and people and processes. Expert contributors have drawn on extensive research experience to present a contemporary understanding of a range of theories, how they evolved, and how they might be used in the future. Essential reading for HRM, ER and management scholars and research students, this book challenges readers to reassess their thinking about the significance of theory in research and practice.Trade Review‘Bringing together a diverse set of authors of distinguished pedigree, this collection provides an authoritative survey of theories of the employment relationship. Classical theories of work and employment are fully represented, with excellent chapters on Marxism, pluralism, feminism, human relations, labour process and systems theory, but so too are newer theoretical currents, many of which have their point of origin in the broader field of management studies. There are strong chapters on trust, role theory, evolution, paradox, social exchange, RBV and AMO: bodies of thought that are generating fresh understandings of employment and how it is managed. The collection as a whole is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and researchers; a broad-ranging and imaginative survey of how we think about work.’ -- Edmund Heery, Cardiff University, UK‘What is wonderful about this book is that in one place you can find all the prominent theories of HR and employment relations. The individual chapters are outstanding, which is what I would have expected from a stellar editorial team and first-rate contributors. A must-read for anybody interested in human resource management.’ -- Sir Cary Cooper, CBE, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Theories used in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management Keith Townsend, Aoife M. McDermott, Kenneth Cafferkey and Tony Dundon 2. Marxism at Work Roger Seifert 3. Neo-Pluralism in contemporary employment relations and HRM: the case for workplace and academic dialogue Peter Ackers 4. Applying Scientific Management to Modern HRM and ER Niall Cullinane and Jean Cushen 5. Cracking Labour Process theory in employment relations and HRM Shiona Chillas and Alina Baluch 6. The legacy of the Human Relations School: Looking back and moving forward Sarah Jenkins 7. The theory of high-performance work systems Peter Boxall and Meng-Long Huo 8. Systems Theory: Forgotten Legacy and Future Prospects Brian Harney 9. Evolutionary psychological theory and human resource management Andrew Timming 10. Personnel Economics: Managing Human Resources through Performance-related Pay Victoria Wass 11. Advances in Labour Regulation Theory Peter Waring and Mark Bray 12. Institutional Theory, Business Systems and Employment Relations Geoffrey Wood and Matthew Allen 13. Varieties of Capitalism Glenn Morgan and Heike Doering 14. Human Resource Management and Paradox Theory Anne Keegan, Julia Brandl and Ina Aust 15. Revisiting Human Capital Theory: Progress and Prospects Jonathan Winterton and Kenneth Cafferkey 16. Feminist Theory and Employment Relations Anne-Marie Greene 17. Trust, Distrust And Human Resource Management Neve Iseava, Colin Hughes and Mark Saunders 18. Social Exchange Theory, Employment Relations and Human Resource Management Christine Cross and Tony Dundon 19. Using Role Theory to Understand and Solve Employment Relations and Human Resources Problems Qian Yi Lee, Keith Townsend, Ashlea Troth and Rebecca Loudoun 20. Fairness in the workplace: Organisational justice and the employment relationship Melinda Laundon, Paula McDonald and Abby Cathcart 21. Ability, Motivation, and Opportunity Theory: A formula for employee performance? Ashlea Kellner, Kenneth Cafferkey and Keith Townsend 22. The Resource-Based View Approach and HRM Keith Whitfield 23. LMX and HRM: A multi-level review of how LMX is used to explain employment relationships Anna Bos-Nehles and Mieke Audenaert 24. Social Mobilisation Theory in HR and employment relations Lorraine Ryan, Caroline Murphy and Daniel Troy Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction provides a cutting edge review of employee engagement, illustrating the theories and key instruments for research that underpin the field and its antecedents and consequences. It translates the science into practice by offering recommendations on how to build an engaged workforce and how to socialize and engage newcomers.Key features include: A state-of-the-art review of the field, including an overview of potential methodologies for measuring employee engagement Informed and insightful discussions of different engagement targets and referents and strategic employee engagement A keen awareness of international variations in employee engagement. This book offers a critical research agenda for researchers in business and management hoping to develop their research in organizational settings. It will also benefit managers and other practitioners in overcoming common problems and developing an engaged workforce.Trade Review'This well-argued book will help researchers and practitioners navigate the complicated landscape of employee engagement. The authors offer a deceptively simple model that synthesizes antecedents, processes and consequences. They integrate key levels of analysis to create a compelling bridge between theory and practice. The field has come a long way, and the authors map what it is--and what it can yet become--with insight and passion.' -- William Kahn, Boston University, US'Few concepts in the management sciences that have captured the attention of both the academic and business communities like employee engagement. In this comprehensive introduction to the topic, Saks and Gruman explain the what, how, and why of employee engagement and offer a critical analysis of current science and practice. Whether novice or expert, scientist or practitioner, readers will come away with new insight into engagement in its many forms and foci.' -- John P. Meyer, Western University, Canada'Alan Saks and Jamie Gruman have been at the forefront of engagement research and practice for the past 15 years. Their work is always extremely well grounded in research and is very practical in application. This volume does an excellent job of both overviewing and diving deep into the conceptual and practical matters that researchers and practitioners need to come to terms with if they want to understand and action employee engagement.' -- Simon Albrecht, Deakin University, Australia‘Saks and Gruman provide a very comprehensive introduction to how employee engagement has been conceptualized and studied, and where it fits in the world of other related employee attitudes (e.g., job satisfaction, organizational commitment) - and, importantly, why it is significant for understanding both individual and organizational effectiveness.’ -- Benjamin Schneider, University of Maryland, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to employee engagement 2. The meaning of employee engagement 3. Theories of employee engagement 4. The measurement of employee engagement 5 Antecedents and consequences of employee engagement 6. Getting newcomers engaged 7. Global issues of employee engagement 8. Employee engagement in practice 9. Employee engagement: problems and prospects 10. Strategic employee engagement References Index

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Book SynopsisThe growing diversity of contemporary paid work has provoked increased interest in understanding and evaluating the quality of working lives. This Handbook provides critical reflections on recent research in the field, including examining the inextricable links between working life and well-being. The Handbook offers comprehensive support to researchers working in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods traditions. Drawing from an international evidence base, the contributors use examples of research into key contemporary issues such as the gendered nature of work, skills mismatch, job insecurity, work-life balance, flexibility, the gig economy and the physical work environment. Chapters explore how research methods have been used to investigate aspects of both paid and unpaid work, raising further questions and highlighting limitations.The Handbook of Research Methods on the Quality of Working Lives is an essential resource for all those involved in areas that study, or touch on, the quality of working lives which will benefit both new and experienced researchers inside and outside academia and across disciplines such as economics, human resource management, psychology and social policy.Trade Review'Rapid and profound transformations in work have made understanding the quality of working lives a pressing concern for social scientists and policymakers. This Handbook is an indispensable source of information on the methodological and multidisciplinary strategies needed to study the impacts of changes in both paid and unpaid work.' --Arne L. Kalleberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: Researching the Quality of Working Lives Daniel Wheatley PART I RESEARCHING THE QUALITY OF WORKING LIVES: PHILOSOPHICAL, CONCEPTUAL AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 2. Generating and Measuring Impact: Insights from Research on the Quality of Working Lives Carol Atkinson 3. Using a Lifecourse Approach to Research Patterns of Paid and Unpaid Work Irene Hardill and Daniel Wheatley 4. Reviewing Measurement Instruments in Job Insecurity Research: Perceived Job Insecurity and the Gender Lens Perspective Pinar Bayhan Karapinar, Selin Metin Camgöz and Ozge Tayfur Ekmekci 5. Accessing and understanding autism spectrum conditions in the workplace Anne Cockayne 6. Research ethics and the “elephant in the room”: encountering violence in fieldwork concerning unpaid labour Irene Sotiropoulou PART II QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ON THE QUALITY OF WORKING LIVES 7. Accessing ‘Hard to Reach Groups’ and Emotions in the Research Process: ‘Work an Honest Day and Get the Usual Raw Deal’ Andrew Smith and Jo McBride 8. Using Discursive Methods to Research the Quality of Working Lives Cath Sullivan 9. Observing Neo-Villeiny and other Forms of Non-Standard Work Geraint Harvey 10. Ethnographic Methods with Limited Access: Assessing Quality of Work in Hard to Reach Jobs Adam Badger and Jamie Woodcock 11. Using Case Study Research to Capture the Quality of Working Lives John Burgess and Julia Connell 12. Combining gendered strategies, a narrative approach and coaching: examining the effect of behavioural ambidexterity on individual well-being and high performance work Ani Raiden and Christine Räisänen PART III QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ON THE QUALITY OF WORKING LIVES 210 13. Effective Use of Secondary Quantitative Data Sources Chris Lawton 14. Secondary data analysis of large survey data: researching the quality of paid and unpaid working lives Tracey Warren 15. Quantitative Methods of Examining the Impact of the Physical Work Environment Elizabeth J. Sander, Alannah E. Rafferty and Peter J. Jordan 16. Using the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition to Quantitatively Assess the Gender Pay Gap Michaela Fuchs, Anja Rossen, Antje Weyh and Gabriele Wydra-Somaggio 17. Econometric Analysis of Educational Mismatch and Earnings using Survey Data from Ghana Christian K. Darko and Kennedy K. Abrokwa PART IV MIXED METHODS RESEARCH ON THE QUALITY OF WORKING LIVES 18. Use of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Research Migrant Workers in Low-Skilled Work Anne Green 19. Conducting Small Scale Primary Mixed Methods Research into the Impacts of Work-Related Travel Craig Bickerton 20. Evaluating New Techniques of Evidence-Based Management using Narrative Evidence Synthesis Adrian Madden, Catherine Bailey, Luke Fletcher and Kerstin Alfes 21. Using Occupational History Calendars in Semi-Structured Interviews to Capture Long Working Lives: a Small Sample Approach using Sequence Analysis Fiona Carmichael, Jo Duberley and Lorna Porcellato Index

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Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated to include contemporary terms that have gained importance such as furlough, unconscious bias, platform work, and Great Resignation, this second edition of the Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management is an authoritative and comprehensive reference resource comprising almost 400 entries on core HR areas and concepts. Bringing together more than 200 international authorities on HRM and HR, the Encyclopedia presents an accessible and condensed overview of key HR topics, spanning from absenteeism and big data to whistleblowing and zero-hour contracts. Entries vary from singular concepts such as homeworking, equality, and digitalisation; to organisational behaviour terms such as organisational culture and job satisfaction; and broader management terms such as strategy and management development. Each entry provides a selected list of references and suggestions for further reading to enable the reader to gain a deeper awareness of the topic. An authoritative reference text, this dynamic Encyclopedia will be of immense value to undergraduate and postgraduate students, academic researchers, and HR practitioners and policy specialists looking for a succinct and expert summary of key HR concepts. Key Features: Almost 400 entries Organised alphabetically for ease of reference Cross-referenced to facilitate further reading Extensively updated to include new and popular terms Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management 1 Stewart Johnstone, Jenny K. Rodriguez and Adrian Wilkinson 360-degree appraisal 4 Amie Shaw Absenteeism 6 Renée de Reuver Acas 7 Gill Dix and George Boyce ADR 8 See: Alternative dispute resolution. Aesthetic labour 8 Andrew R. Timming Ageing workforce 9 David Lain Agile working 10 Ian Roper AI 11 See: Artificial intelligence. AIHRM 11 See: Artificial intelligence HRM. Algorithmic management 11 Francesco Bonifacio Alienation 12 Maurizio Atzeni Alternative dispute resolution 13 Paul Latreille AMO model 14 Eva Knies Annualized hours 15 James Arrowsmith Apprenticeship 16 Jim Stewart Aptitude test 17 Raymond Randall Arbitration 18 Paul Latreille Artificial intelligence 19 Lene Pettersen Artificial intelligence HRM 20 Maarten Renkema Assessment centre 21 Angela Baron Attitude survey 22 Paula K. Mowbray Balanced scorecard 24 Brian Harney Benchmarking 25 Brian Harney Benefits 26 Geoff White Best fit 27 Corine T. Boon Best practice 28 Corine T. Boon Big data 29 Tobias M. Scholz Big five 30 Daniel J. Cummings and Arthur Poropat Biodata 31 John G. O’Gorman and David Shum Blacklisting 32 Gregor Gall Blended learning 33 Chris Rowley and Ashish Malik Body work 34 Carol Wolkowitz Brexit 36 Philip B. Whyman and Alina I. Petrescu Bullying 37 See: Workplace bullying. Burnout 37 Marina Boulos Capability procedure 39 Nelarine Cornelius Career breaks 40 Nikos Bozionelos Careers 41 Jos Akkermans Change management 42 Bernard Burnes CIPD 44 Peter Cheese Circular economy 45 Matthew Anderson Coaching 46 Margarita Nyfoudi Co-determination 47 Miguel Martínez Lucio Collective agreements 48 Peter F. Beszter Collective bargaining 49 Peter F. Beszter Commitment 50 John P. Meyer Community unionism 51 Steve Williams Comparative HRM 52 Chris Brewster Competitive advantage 54 Brian Harney Conciliation 55 Paul Latreille Configurational model 56 Brian Harney Conflict 57 Gregor Gall Consultation 59 Amanda Pyman Contingency theory 60 Brian Harney Continuing professional development 61 Margarita Nyfoudi Control 62 See: Managerial control. Convergence theory 62 Alexandros Psychogios Coordinated market economy 63 Geoffrey Wood Core worker 64 Fang Lee Cooke Coronavirus 65 Tony Dobbins Corporate governance 66 Chris Rees Corporate social responsibility 68 Maura Sheehan and Michael Moran Co-working 69 See: Telework. CPD 69 See: Continuing professional development. Cross-cultural training 69 Dhara Shah CSR 70 See: Corporate social responsibility. Curriculum vitae 70 Christine Naschberger Custom and practice 71 Anni Hollings CV 72 See: Curriculum vitae. Datafication 73 Elisabeth Anna Guenther Deskilling 74 Maurizio Atzeni Digital picket line 75 Anthony Forsyth Digital work 76 See: Virtual work. Digitalization 76 Elisabeth Anna Guenther Dirty work 77 Linda Tallberg Disciplinary procedure 78 Emily Rose Discipline and grievance 79 Ian McAndrew Disconnected capitalism 81 Paul Thompson Discrimination 82 Jenny K. Rodriguez Distance learning 83 Jim Stewart Diversity management 84 Geraldine Healy Division of labour 86 Maurizio Atzeni Downsizing 87 Stewart Johnstone EDI 88 See: Equality, diversity and inclusion. E-HRM 88 See: Electronic HRM. E-learning 88 Jim Stewart Electronic HRM 89 Richard Cai and Jenny K. Rodriguez Emotional intelligence 90 Peter J. Jordan and Dirk Lindebaum Emotional labour 91 Xiaoni Ren Employability 92 Jason Heyes Employee 94 Emily Rose Employee engagement 94 Alan M. Saks Employee experience 95 Martin R. Edwards Employee networks 97 Francisca Álvarez-Figueroa Employee resource groups 98 See: Employee networks. Employee share ownership 98 Erik Poutsma Employee silence 100 Victoria Lister Employee value proposition 100 Sangita De Employee voice 101 Adrian Wilkinson Employee well-being 102 Sudong Shang Employer branding 103 Angela Baron Employers’ associations 104 Peter Sheldon Employment agency 105 Chris Forde and Gary Slater Employment relationship 106 John W. Budd Employment tribunal 107 Paul Latreille Empowerment 108 Adrian Wilkinson Equal opportunity 109 Glenda Strachan Equal pay 111 Mark Smith Equality 111 Shreya Roy Choudhury Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) 112 Isabel Távora Equity 114 John W. Budd Ethics 115 Michelle Greenwood Ethnocentric management 117 Dhara Shah European works councils 118 Andrew R. Timming Executive search firms 119 Monika Hamori Exit interview 119 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Expatriate 121 Dhara Shah Expectancy theory 122 Hadi El-Farr Experiential learning 123 Carlos Gomez Diaz and Jenny K. Rodriguez External labour market 124 Matthew Xerri Extreme work 125 Minjie Cai Family-friendly policies 127 Natalie Skinner and Erich C. Fein Financial participation 128 Erik Poutsma Financialization 130 Jean Cushen Fire and rehire 131 Alan Bogg Fixed-term contract 132 Jonathan Lord Flexible firm 133 Stephen Procter Flexible working 134 Clare Kelliher Flexicurity 135 Marcello Pedaci Flexitime 136 Derek Eldridge and Tahir Nisar Four-day week 137 John Quiggin Fourth industrial revolution 138 Adrian Kaminski, Vishal Rana and Alan Nankervis Frames of reference 139 Niall Cullinane Freelance work 140 Oliver Mallett and Robert Wapshott Furlough 141 Tony Dobbins Future of work 142 Deborah Harrison Gamified HRM 144 Lena Murawski Gender 145 Vincenza Priola Gender gap 146 Jenny K. Rodriguez Gender pay gap 147 Mark Smith Generations 148 Annick van Rossem Geocentric management 149 Michael Isichei and David G. Collings Glass ceiling 150 Jenny K. Rodriguez Glass cliff 151 Daniela Fernandez and Michelle K. Ryan Global supply chains 153 Jimmy Donaghey Global value chains 154 Matthew Alford Globalization 155 Geoffrey Wood Golden handshake 156 Prantika Ray Graduate recruitment 157 Belgin Okay-Somerville Great resignation 159 Mussie T. Tessema Green HRM 160 See: Green human resource management. Green human resource management 160 Douglas W.S. Renwick Grievance procedure 161 Emily Rose Gross misconduct 162 Emily Rose Guanxi HRM 162 Li (Athena) Liu Halo effect 164 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Hard and soft HRM 165 Stewart Johnstone Headhunting 166 Monika Hamori Herzberg 167 Daniel King Hierarchy of needs 168 Daniel King High-involvement management 169 Stephen Wood High-performance work systems 170 Stephen Procter Homeworking 172 Alan Felstead Horns effect 172 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox HR analytics 173 Martin R. Edwards HR Strategy 175 See: Human resource strategy. HRD 175 See: Human resource development. HRM 175 See: Human resource management. HRM process approach 175 Karin Sanders Human capital 176 Christopher M. Harris Human relations movement 177 Daniel King Human resource department 178 Fang Lee Cooke Human resource development 180 Angela Baron Human resource information system 181 Richard Cai and Jenny K. Rodriguez Human resource management 182 John Storey Human resource manager 184 Stewart Johnstone Human resource planning 185 See: Workforce planning. Human resource strategy 185 Monique Veld Hybrid working 186 Mengyi Xu Hygiene factors 187 See: Herzberg. IHRM 188 See: International human resource management. ILO 188 See: International Labour Organization. Immigration 188 Chris F. Wright Impression management 189 Martin Kleinmann, Pia Ingold and Annika Wilhelmy Indie unions 190 Holly Smith Indigenous employment 191 Corie Duff, Kate Hutchings and Kerry Bodle Induction 192 See: Onboarding. Industrial action 192 Andy Hodder Industrial relations 193 Tony Dundon Informal learning 195 Karin Sanders Institutional framework 196 Miguel Martínez Lucio Institutional logics 198 Syed Imran Saqib Institutional theories 199 Alexandros Psychogios Intellectual capital 201 Stephen T.T. Teo, Christine Soo and Amy Wei Tian Intelligence tests 202 John G. O’Gorman and David Shum Internal labour market 203 Matthew Xerri International assignment 203 Maranda Ridgway International human resource management 205 Pawan S. Budhwar International Labour Organization 207 Kashfia Ameen and Arjan Keizer International labour standards 208 See: International Labour Organization. Internships 208 Jackie Carter Interpersonal skills 209 Rachel L. Morrison Intersectionality 210 Jenny K. Rodriguez Interviews 211 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Japanese management 213 John Benson Job analysis 214 Joseph McCune Job description 215 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Job design 216 Sharon K. Parker and Joseph A. Carpini Job enlargement 218 Joseph A. Carpini and Sharon K. Parker Job enrichment 219 Sharon K. Parker and Joseph A. Carpini Job evaluation 220 Hadi El-Farr Job quality 221 Patricia Findlay Job rotation 222 Joseph A. Carpini and Sharon K. Parker Job satisfaction 224 Eva Knies Job security 224 Jenny K. Rodriguez Joint consultation 226 Peter F. Beszter Knowledge management 227 Donald Hislop Knowledge worker 228 Jean Cushen Knowledge, skills and abilities 229 Amie Shaw KSA 230 See: Knowledge, skills and abilities. Labour 231 Maurizio Atzeni Labour market 232 Chris F. Wright Labour migration 233 Stefania Marino and Miguel Martínez Lucio Labour mobility 234 Chris F. Wright Labour process 235 Paul Thompson Labour theory 236 See: Labour process. Labour turnover 236 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Leader–member exchange 237 Herman H.M. Tse and Marie T. Dasborough Leadership 239 Rafia Faiz Lean production 240 Stephen Procter Learning cycle 241 Amie Shaw Learning organization 242 Margarita Nyfoudi Learning style 243 Amie Shaw Leaveism 244 James Richards Liberal market economy 245 Geoffrey Wood Lifetime employment 246 Katsuki Aoki Line managers 247 Douglas W.S. Renwick Living wage 248 Tony Dobbins and Peter Prowse LMX 249 See: Leader–member exchange. Long hours culture 249 See: Workaholism. Low pay 249 Damian Grimshaw Management consultancy 251 Joe O’Mahoney Management development 252 Thomas Garavan and Deirdre McQuillan Management style 254 Anni Hollings Managerial control 255 Paul Thompson Maslow 256 See: Hierarchy of needs. Maternity leave 256 See: Maternity, paternity and parental leave. Maternity, paternity and parental leave 256 Marian Baird Mayo 257 See: Human relations movement. MBTI 257 See: Myers–Briggs type indicator. McGregor 257 Daniel King Meaningful work 258 Ruth Yeoman Mediation 259 Paul Latreille Mental well-being 260 Cary L. Cooper Mentoring 262 Margarita Nyfoudi Migrant worker 262 Susan Ressia Millennials 263 Sangita De Minimum wage 264 Damian Grimshaw Misconduct 265 Emily Rose MNC 266 See: Multinational company. MNE 266 See: Multinational company. Motivation 266 Gary Latham and Jelena Brcic Motivators 268 See: Herzberg. Multinational company 268 Alexandros Psychogios Multinational corporation 269 See: Multinational company. Multinational enterprise 269 See: Multinational company. Multi-skilling 269 Christine Naschberger Myers–Briggs type indicator 270 Sangita De National culture 272 Alexandros Psychogios Negotiation 273 Ian McAndrew Neuro-HR 274 Alexandros Psychogios Neurodivergence 276 James Richards Neurodiversity 277 See: Neurodivergence. Non-unionism 277 Stewart Johnstone Notice period 278 Emily Rose OCB 279 See: Organizational citizenship behaviour. Occupational health and safety 279 Minjie Cai Off-the-job learning 280 Jim Stewart Office housework 281 Jenny K. Rodriguez On-the-job learning 282 Joanna Booth and Louise Oldridge Onboarding 283 Rodolfo Sommer Online learning 284 Chris Rowley and Ashish Malik Organization development 285 Chris Rowley and Ashish Malik Organizational career systems 286 Yehuda Baruch Organizational citizenship behaviour 287 Eva Knies Organizational climate 288 Jenny K. Rodriguez and Carlos Gomez Diaz Organizational culture 289 Alistair Cheyne Organizational learning 291 Maha Alfarhan, Haidang Nguyen and Helen Shipton Outsourcing 292 Fang Lee Cooke Overtime 293 James Arrowsmith Panel interviews 295 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Part-time working 296 Mengyi Xu Partnership 297 Stewart Johnstone Paternity leave 298 See: Maternity, paternity and parental leave. Payment system 298 Stephen J. Perkins PDP 299 See: Personal development plan. Peer appraisal 299 Amie Shaw Pensions 300 Bethania Antunes Performance appraisal 301 Amie Shaw Performance appraisal interview 302 Amie Shaw Performance management 303 Elaine Farndale Performance-related pay 304 Geoff White Peripheral worker 305 Fang Lee Cooke Person specification 307 Susan Ressia Person–environment fit 307 Brianna Barker Caza Personal development plan 309 Jim Stewart Personality test 310 Susan Ressia Personality traits 311 David J. Hughes, John-Paul Martindale and Paul Irwing Picketing 312 Gregor Gall Platform work 313 Al James Pluralism 314 Niall Cullinane Polycentric management 316 Olga Tregaskis Precarious employment 317 Chris Forde Presenteeism 318 James Richards Probation 319 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Profit-sharing 320 Erik Poutsma Promotion 321 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Psychological capital 322 Maree Roche Psychological contract 324 Neil Conway Psychometric testing 325 Raymond Randall Race to the bottom 327 Nathaniel Tetteh Radicalism 328 Niall Cullinane Recruitment 329 Scott A. Hurrell Recruitment agency 330 Galit Klein Redeployment 331 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox References 332 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Regulation 333 Miguel Martínez Lucio Repatriation 334 Michael J. Morley Representative participation 335 Tony Dundon Resignation 336 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Resilience 337 Joshua Haist Resource-based view 338 Brian Harney Resourcing 339 Stephen Taylor Résumé 341 See: Curriculum vitae. Retention 341 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Skill 361 Dimitrinka Stoyanova Russell Skills-based pay 362 Rebecca Hewett Small and medium-sized enterprises 363 Stewart Johnstone SMEs 364 See: Small and medium-sized enterprises. Social capital 364 Christine Soo, Amy Wei Tian and Stephen T.T. Teo Social media 365 Maria Khan Staff associations 367 Stewart Johnstone Staff networks 368 See: Employee networks. State 368 Miguel Martínez Lucio Strategic choice 369 Brian Harney Strategic HRM 370 Paul Boselie Strategy 372 Brian Harney Stress 373 Joshua Haist Strikes 374 Gregor Gall Subcontracting 375 Fang Lee Cooke Succession planning 376 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Suggestion scheme 377 Paula K. Mowbray Systematic training cycle 378 Kathryn Moura Talent management 380 Anthony McDonnell and Siva Shaangari Seathu Raman Taylor 381 See: Scientific management. Taylorism 381 See: Scientific management. Team pay 381 Rebecca Hewett Teamwork 382 Stephen Procter Telework 383 Susan Ressia and Peter Ross Temporary work 384 Chris Forde and Gary Slater Theory X 384 See: McGregor. Theory Y 384 See: McGregor. Total reward 385 Geoff White Trade union recognition 386 Tony Dundon Trade unions 386 David Peetz Training and development 388 Dimitrinka Stoyanova Russell Training needs analysis 390 Kathryn Moura Transferable skills 391 Chris Rowley and Ashish Malik Transformational leadership 392 Paul S. Turner Transnational collective agreements 393 Miguel Martínez Lucio Ubuntu 395 Joy Tauetsile Unconscious bias 396 Lucy Taksa and Louise Thornthwaite Underemployment 397 Jason Heyes Union density 398 Steve Williams Union organising 399 Melanie Simms Unitarism 400 Niall Cullinane Universalistic theory 401 Brian Harney Upward appraisal 403 Amie Shaw Variable pay 404 Geoff White Virtual work 405 Mayra Ruiz Castro Vocational education and training 406 Simon McGrath Wasta 408 Maranda Ridgway Water cooler chat 409 Nora Denner and Thomas Koch Well-being 410 See: Employee well-being. Whistleblowing 410 Kate Kenny, Muhammad Irfan and Meghan Van Portfliet Work 411 John W. Budd Work organization 412 Bill Harley Workaholism 414 Xi Wen (Carys) Chan Worker 415 Emily Rose Workforce planning 416 Angela Baron Working from home 417 Ruth McPhail Working time 418 James Arrowsmith Work–life balance 420 Clare Kelliher Workplace bullying 421 Ria Deakin Workplace democracy 422 Andrew R. Timming Zero-hours contracts 424 Ioulia Bessa, Chris Forde and Mark Stuart Index 426

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Book SynopsisThe tourism, hospitality and events industries comprise one of the largest and most diverse workforces in the world, creating high demand for graduates with strong technical and managerial competencies. Case-based learning encourages students to think, understand, and apply the concepts and theories they're taught into practical, everyday situations faced in the world of work. Providing a broad selection of extensive global cases, this book forms a comprehensive one-stop-shop resource for readers to test their analytical skill and abilities in solving complex management issues. Cases include teaching notes to reflect theoretical perspectives, as well as questions, detailed learning activities and solutions. The book covers:- General management, including innovation, ethics, and sustainability;- Strategic management, including business models, SWOT analyses and internationalisation;- Human resource management, including motivating employees, conflict management and work-life balance;- Marketing, including managing service quality, branding and new service development;- Financial management, including budgeting, risk management and forecasting;- Operations management, including food and beverage delivery, revenue management and health and safety.A useful and engaging read for students of tourism, hospitality and events, this book is also a valuable compilation of examples of practice for people working in industry.

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This insightful Advanced Introduction provides a road map for building and maintaining a sustainable career. Delving into the meaning of a ‘sustainable career’, the book examines the factors that threaten a career’s sustainability, such as economic turbulence, changes in organizational practices, and advances in technology, offering actions that can be taken to overcome these threats and strengthen the sustainability of careers.Key Features: Identifies the role of gender in building a sustainable career Introduces a new model of career sustainability, emphasizing the relevance of employees’ home life in building a sustainable career Demonstrates how building a sustainable career is the shared responsibility of employees and their families, employers, and society Establishes that some groups in society are substantially more vulnerable than others and require additional or different resources to build and maintain a sustainable career This Advanced Introduction will be a valuable guide for scholars and advanced students of sustainable careers, human resource management, and organizational behavior. It will also be useful for practitioners and policy makers in these fields as well as individuals who want to build a more sustainable career.Trade Review‘How does one build and sustain a career over the lifespan? Greenhaus and Callanan provide a roadmap for how to navigate careers in today’s turbulent work environment. Full of practical tips and research-based insights, this book is a must read for anyone at any career stage who is interested in achieving health, satisfaction, and productivity at work.’ -- Tammy Allen, University of South Florida, US‘Jeff Greenhaus’s and Gerard A. Callanan’s book, Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Careers is a well-researched, well-written, and highly accessible book on the latest literature on sustainable careers. Readers will walk away with fresh new insights on sustainable careers, and how to build, manage, and renew them for healthy satisfied and productive lives on and off the job. Scholars, students, and managers will gain new understandings on the contemporary career challenges faced across the workforce in building sustainable careers including gig workers, vulnerable populations, the continuing work-home barriers facing women’s careers, and the career issues all workers face in increasingly turbulent environments.’ -- Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. An overview of the concept of a sustainable career 2. A model of career sustainability 3. Building a sustainable career: appraising the present and the future 4. Building a sustainable career: taking action 5. Employees who face vulnerabilities and obstacles to a sustainable career 6. The challenges of maintaining a sustainable career over the life span 7. Gender and the work–home challenge 8. Concluding thoughts on sustainable careers Index

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge book charts the latest ideas and concepts in employment relations research. Mapping out the intellectual boundaries of the field, The Future of Work and Employment outlines the key research and policy outcomes for work and employment in the age of digitisation and artificial intelligence. Internationally renowned contributors unpack the implications of the latest developments in employment relations, from the rise of the gig economy to the role of platform companies, from perspectives such as employment (in)security, equity, fairness, wellbeing and voice. Reviewing the extant literature on the future of work, and exploring the biggest issues facing the modern workforce, this book argues for a research base that allows more sober reflections on the grand claims that dictate the future of work. Empirically-grounded and incisively-argued, the book forms critical reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of business and human resource management, featuring insight into the latest developments in the field. Researchers, policymakers and practitioners will also benefit from its implications for policy and its blending of theory and practice. Trade Review'Many talk about the future of work. This volume refreshingly replaces grand pronouncements, sweeping generalizations, and a narrow focus on technology and the gig economy with thoughtful, nuanced reflections on a wide range of challenges. Taken together, this collection of stimulating chapters results in a robust research agenda that should help define the future of the future of work.' --John W. Budd, University of Minnesota, US, and author of The Thought of WorkTable of ContentsContents: PART I THE CHANGING CONTEXT 1 Understanding the future of work 2 Adrian Wilkinson and Michael Barry PART II CHANGING PRACTICES 2 Work ‘or’ employment in the 21st century: its impact on the employment relationship 19 Chris Brewster and Peter Holland 3 Unpaid work experience and internships: a growing and contested feature of the future of work 33 Paula McDonald and Deanna Grant-Smith 4 Diversity and inclusion in a changing world of work 49 Gill Kirton 5 Contemporary challenges in meaningful work 65 Catherine Bailey and Adrian Madden 6 Employment and work in Europe: improvement or just change? 83 David Foden PART III THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE OF WORK 7 Financing the future of work: who pays? 103 Jean Cushen 8 Future of Work (FoW) and gender 119 Sarah Kaine, Frances Flanagan and Katherine Ravenswood 9 Biotechnological change and its implications 139 David Peetz and Georgina Murray 10 Work and wages in the gig economy: can there be a high road? 156 Joshua Healy and Andreas Pekarek 11 The growing disruptive impact of work automation: where should future research focus? 174 Victor Gekara and Darryn Snell 12 Governing Global Production Networks in the new economy 189 Huw Thomas 13 Navigating the future of work to build meaningful careers 204 Edwin Trevor-Roberts 14 The future of employee engagement: the challenge of separating old wine from new bottles 223 Bruce E. Kaufman, Michael Barry, Adrian Wilkinson and Rafael Gomez Index 245

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Book SynopsisIn this timely book, Barbara Czarniawska and Bernward Joerges examine the hopes and fears around work and job security inspired by automation, from the original coining of the term 'robot' to the present day media fascination. Have these hopes and fears changed or do they remain the same? This discerning book investigates whether these changes in perception correlate to actual changes taking place in the field of robotics. Exploring several streams of popular culture, including ground-breaking science fiction novels and films, the impact of these globally renowned works on public opinion regarding robotics is assessed. Detailed media analysis identifies the frequency and complexity of common views that stem from the ideas found in both fiction and scientific research results disseminated by the news. Recent social science works dedicated to the study of robotziation are then reviewed, illustrating current and future debates surrounding the phenomenon of the 'robot revolution'. Robotization of Work? will be a key resource for students and scholars studying the organization of work, IT and digitalization, and cultural studies. It will also be of interest to anyone engaged with the concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotization.Trade Review'Within the rapidly proliferating field of social studies of cybernetics this brilliant book stands out in several ways. It revisits the epistemology of autopoiesis by unearthing how popular culture, science fiction and cybernetics co-constitute each other since the 1920's. In doing so this book on imaginaries and technological developments ingeniously translates one of the key problems of knowing the world into a down-to-earth empirical investigation of the various literatures and films on the robotization of work. While most recent publications that similarly aim to address the core issues of cybernetics surrender to the urge of making prophecies, Czarniawska and Joerges consequentially remain astute, sober and razor-sharp and thereby provocatively interrupt a current trend. The elegant precision of the argument and the clarity of the language deployed makes this erudite and yet modest book come as a relief when one feels overwhelmed by the high-flown premonitions surrounding us.' --Richard Rottenburg, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa'There has been a lot of speculation recently about the consequences of robotization. In particular, how artificial intelligence (AI) might automate and replace tasks thought uniquely human. It would be easy to be carried away with the hyperbole. However, to ignore their potential effects would also be remiss. In the Robotization of Work, Czarniawska and Joerges provide the perfect antidote by studying how robotization and automation have been characterised in literature, film, media and the social sciences, and compare predictions from the 'first wave' of AI to those made today. Written with intelligence - and some humour - this book will be required reading for scholars interested in how (and in what form) ideas of automation continue to inhabit our imagination and drive our actions.' --Neil Pollock, University of Edinburgh, UK'In the midst of a full moral panic about robots and artificial intelligence, this wise and engaging book manages to avoid both the hype and hysteria by examining how popular culture - mainly science fiction movies and books - have portrayed robots and their impact on society. Brimming with new insights, the authors show how fiction has addressed many of the themes taken up in later scholarship. We imagine the worst but in the end our societies and institutions shape the actual technology we end up with.' --Trevor J. Pinch, Cornell University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Robot revolution? 2. Robotization and popular culture 3. Robots in popular culture 4. Robots in popular culture: A tentative taxonomy 5. Robotization in the media: 2014-2017 6. Robotization in social sciences 7. (Some) conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This enlightening Research Agenda considers the latest developments within the world of work, arguing that the time is right to address the variety of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and arrangements.Helping readers to deepen their theoretical understanding of HRM systems and processes, this Research Agenda brings insights from strategic human capital and theories that have been outside the main focus of strategic HRM researchers. Chapters look at attribution theories, the role of human and social capital in strategic HRM, as well as institutional or social forces that affect firm choices of HRM practices and outcomes. The book takes us beyond a best practice view by examining online labour platforms, the liquid workforce, networked organizations, and the management of human resources in entrepreneurial firms.Exploring the varying forms of HRM systems and practices, this book will be a key resource for scholars and PhD students in the fields of human resource management and strategic management.Trade Review‘While nearly all would agree that the world of work is undergoing dramatic change, there is an underappreciation of the increasing variation in organizational forms that is emerging. This volume fills the gap with thoughtful essays each of which provides new theory and evidence. Practitioners as well as theorists will benefit much from the many insights provided by top scholars in this volume. The essays clarify not only what is happening, but also why change is occurring and what policymakers could do to ensure society benefits from the ongoing changes.’ -- Harry C. Katz, Cornell University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface xvii 1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Strategic Human Resource Management 1 Peter D. Sherer PART I VARIETY IN THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND PROCESSES 2 Failure to institutionalize? The case of high-performance work systems 21 Pamela S. Tolbert 3 The human resource management–outcomes relationship: an attributional HR process perspective 45 Karin Sanders 4 Leveraging strategic human capital research themes in strategic HRM research 67 Clint Chadwick, Mengwei Li and Ilhwan Na 5 An expanded model of HR strategy, social capital, and firm performance: the moderating effects of organizational contingencies and resource orchestration 93 Christopher J. Collins PART II VARIETY IN HRM FORMS 6 The liquid workforce 117 Peter Cappelli and Minseo Baek 7 Networked-based strategic human resource management: managing people within and beyond the boundaries of organizations 145 Juani Swart, David Cross, Nicholas Kinnie and Scott Snell 8 HRM practices for value creation and value capture in online labour platform ecosystems: towards an integrative perspective 167 Anne Keegan and Jeroen Meijerink 9 People management in entrepreneurial firms 195 Joonyoung Kim and M. Diane Burton 10 Future directions 225 Peter D. Sherer Index 233

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Book SynopsisInternational talent management has become a critically important topic for scholarly discussion, in policy debates, and among the business community. Despite this, however, research into talent management tends to lack theoretical underpinnings, especially from an international, multidisciplinary and comparative perspective. This Research Handbook fills this gap, bringing together a range of leading researchers, scholars, and thinkers to debate and advance the conceptualization and understanding of this multifaceted subject. With chapters covering key topics within multiple domains of management and organization studies, the Research Handbook of International Talent Management explores the topic in innovative entrepreneurial enterprises to international businesses. It also examines how talent management relates to sustainability and public management, providing in depth coverage of the field for an interdisciplinary approach to what is one of the grand contemporary challenges facing the global economy today. This Research Handbook will be a vital resource for students of human resources management, business studies and public management policy, as well as for researchers with an interest in talent management, international management, and entrepreneurship and innovation.Trade Review'This very important book, edited by Yipeng Liu, explores the issues surrounding talent management in a global context, from international work arrangements to managing expatriates to corporate governance to the changing role of the manager and the ''global war for talent''.' --Professor Sir Cary Cooper, University of Manchester, UK'An excellent aid for anyone seeking to better understand the importance of talent and how flows of human capital will shape future development. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the text provides a unique systematic analysis of the theory, practice, and impacts of talent management.' --Wang Huiyao, President, Centre for China and Globalization (CCG) and Counselor for China State Council'It takes an international and interdisciplinary perspective on talent management across a wide range of empirical contexts. Different kinds of talent and talent management systems are explored across different national cultures, industry sectors and organisational functions. The contributors also look at different kinds of organisations, from entrepreneurial start-ups and creative design firms to expatriate-staffed subsidiaries and public sector organisations. Comparisons within and across these organisational types then reveal a wide variety of approaches to a common goal; to attract, keep and deploy talent for the good of the organisation.' --Simon Collinson, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: Forewords Sir Cary L. Cooper, Huiyao Wang, Simon Collinson and David G. Collings Introduction: International talent management research – a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach Yipeng Liu Part I International talent management, entrepreneurship and innovation 1. Talent Management and Innovation Management: Review of the Literature and Challenges for Future Research Daniela Baglieri, Maria Cristina Cinici and Antonio Crupi 2. Talent for services: How gaining access to talent enables successful servitization Marco Opazo-Basáez, Ferran Vendrell-Herrero and Oscar F. Bustinza 3. Serial entrepreneurs as “incubators”: individuals with inspiration and leadership that make for incubation Yin Mon Myint, Shilendra Vyakarnam and Alexandra Huener 4. A Design Thinking Approach for Talent Management – Can Talent Management benefit from Design Thinking? Beke Redlich and Christoph Lattemann Part II International talent management and international business 5. Managing Expatriates of emerging multinationals: An institutional work perspective David Fan, Yiyi Su and Zheng J. Yan 6. Global Work Arrangements and talent management in the Born-Virtual Organization: The Case Study of Automattic Alessandra Vecchi 7. Inpatriation management: a literature review and recommendations for future research Fedor Portniagin and Fabian Jintae Froese 8. Logic or Smiles?: International talent management across advanced and emerging economic contexts - Japanese expatriates’ cross-cultural communication friction in India Ashok Ashta, Peter Stokes and Paul Hughes 9. Compensation Disparity, Underpayment and Director Turnover: Evidence from China Mahmoud Ezzamel and Yang Zhao Part III International talent management, sustainability, public management and policy 10. Talents for key positions in organizations: Sustainability management as a profession Katharina Spraul, Julia Hufnagel, Cynthia Friedrich and Natalie Brill 11. Training Programs to Develop the Ethicality of Talents Dominic Kreismann and Till Talaulicar 12. Global Talent Management and Higher Education Governance: The Singapore Experience in a Comparative Perspective Hong Liu 13. Talent management strategies in the public sector: A review of talent management schemes in Southeast Asia Celia Lee and Shahamak Rezaei 14. China: Talent management in transition Tony Fang 15. Characterizing the ‘Global War for Talent’ Kyle Griffith Index

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Book SynopsisSpanning five continents, this cutting-edge book provides a thorough international overview of equality, diversity and inclusion at work. Analysing the demographics of the workplace and the economic outcomes achieved by different segments of the population, it offers readers a better understanding of diverse work environments and how they are influenced by legislation and populations.Grounded in theoretical and legal frameworks and supported by primary and secondary research, the Research Handbook highlights which dimensions of diversity and equality at work should be addressed. Chapters cover topics such as gender inequality and the underrepresentation of women in managerial positions, non-discrimination employment legislation, the labour participation of persons with disabilities and more. Focusing on previously under-researched countries across the world, from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Chile to Lebanon, Morocco, Singapore and several others from the Global South, this Research Handbook offers a fresh perspective on key issues within the workplace.This Research Handbook will be key reading for academics and graduate students in management, industrial relations, public policy and sociology looking to develop their knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion in an organisational context and in under-researched countries. It will also be of great benefit to policy makers and employers in government, civil society and the private sector who wish to increase diversity and improve their equality and inclusion policies and practices in the workplace.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on New Frontiers of Equality and Diversity at Work 1 Alain Klarsfeld, Lena Knappert, Angela Kornau, Eddy S. Ng and Faith W. Ngunjiri 1 At the European intersection: the Austrian way to equality, diversity and inclusion 16 Isabella Scheibmayr and Astrid Reichel 2 Perspectives on diversity and equality in Bangladesh 36 Samina M. Saifuddin, Harinder Chhina and Laila Zaman 3 Gender inequality and the under-representation of women in managerial positions in Bosnia and Herzegovina 54 Almina Bešić, Zijada Rahimić, Christian Hirt and Renate Ortlieb 4 The discovery of diversity in Chile: a review of legislation and research concerning equality, inclusion and diversity management 72 Francisca Álvarez-Figueroa, Juan Pablo Queupil and Daniel A. Díaz 5 The labor participation of persons with disabilities in India: journey from the old to the new act (1995–2016) 93 Amit Jain and Shreyashi Chakraborty 6 Diversity, equality and inclusion in Israel 115 Alain Klarsfeld and Avi Kay 7 Understanding diversity in the Lebanese workplace: legal protections in the context of protracted crises and occupation 132 Charlotte M. Karam 8 Equality and nondiscrimination employment legislation in Mexico: evolution and effectiveness by gender and age 160 Isis Gutiérrez-Martínez and Miguel R. Olivas-Luján 9 Exploring the unknown: forms of diversity in Morocco 182 Doha Sahraoui Bentaleb and Asma Ait Bounssiyal 10 EDI in Singapore: emerging issues with sexual and gender minorities and people living with HIV 198 Angeline Cuifang Lim, Jefferson Karthikeyan Rajah, Julian Wei Meng Sng and Yee Han Kuan 11 Employment equity and affirmative action in the South African landscape 217 Nasima M. H. Carrim, Caren Brenda Scheepers and Leon Moolman 12 Diversity and equality in Turkey: an institutional perspective 234 Duygu Acar Erdur Index

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Book SynopsisManagement practices within the health care sector are shaped by a multitude of professional, social, political and technical factors. This Elgar Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management provides insights and definitions on essential themes that clarify complexity and specificity of leading within the health sector, as well as the latest trends in health policy that affects management practices. Its structure is built on the current agenda of health managers and health management scholars and it offers a broad look into new challenges and principles that are re-shaping managerial dynamics of the health sector and the way the health services should be designed and delivered.Key Features: 117 accessible entries organized by theme An up-to-date examination of emerging healthcare paradigms Over 50 leading contributors from a variety of backgrounds and specialisms A balanced subject range aimed at improving the proficiencies of healthcare leaders, across technical skills and management practices This authoritative work will be incredibly useful for students and scholars of healthcare management, policy and economics.Trade Review‘This expertly-edited Encyclopedia is an outstanding resource for managers and students of today’s healthcare systems and organizations who must navigate a range of unprecedented challenges. Taken together, the 117 chapters provide a comprehensive, timely, and useful summary and discussion of key topics in the field of healthcare management.’ -- Thomas D'Aunno, New York University, US‘The Elgar Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management is a unique resource for truly understanding the many nuances and complexities of the healthcare sector. Comprehensive in scope and global in viewpoint, Professor Lega provides a contemporary array of topics that are organized thematically and written by acknowledged subject matter experts. This ambitious and impressive Encyclopedia is an essential resource for healthcare policy makers, leaders, clinicians, researchers, and students.’ -- Stephen J. O’Connor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface xiv PART I SCENARIOS 1 Big data and artificial intelligence 2 Martina Cappellina 2 Disruptive technology innovations 6 Claudia Bianchino 3 Genomics 8 Andrea Sommariva 4 Globalization 11 Houseyin Akyil 5 Medical tourism 13 Shir Sara Bekhor 6 Precision medicine 16 Valeria Mazzola 7 Robotics 19 Michele Giovanni Cusmai PART II BASIC MODELS OF HEALTH SYSTEMS 8 Beveridge model 22 Yagis Bey 9 Bismarck model 24 Assaf Ben Haim 10 Market-driven model 26 Eric Berrou PART III EVOLUTION OF THE PHARMA AND MEDTECH INDUSTRY 11 Market access 30 Emanuele Marsili 12 Digital therapeutics 33 Elena Maggioni 13 Biotech 36 Francesco Bagordo, Antonella De Donno and Tiziana Grassi PART IV FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH ECONOMICS 14 Baumol’s cost disease 40 David Brett Doerksen 15 Disease mongering 42 Giulia Gallo 16 Moral hazard in health insurance 44 Ana Paula Fontoura Andrade Reis 17 Quasi-markets 46 Mario del Vecchio 18 Supplier-induced demand 48 Ghina el Nounou PART V FUNDING 19 Payment mechanisms 51 Martina Pisarra 20 Sources of funding 55 Guido Noto 21 Tariff vs price 57 Guido Noto PART VI HEALTH POLICY PRINCIPLES 22 Equality and equity 60 Silvia de Donato 23 Universalism 62 Giulia de Fortunato 24 Well-being 64 Valentina Lombardi PART VII INVESTMENT ANALYSIS 25 Business planning of healthcare services 69 Giovanni Aguzzi 26 Sources of funding for investments 71 Clara Del Prete, Marta Marsilio and Fabio Amatucci PART VIII LEVELS OF CARE 27 Acute, sub-acute and post-acute care 77 Mehmet Can Cifci 28 Chronic care 79 Ana Ciobanu 29 Home care and community care 83 Claudia Bianchino, Davide Carnevali and Niccolò Principi 30 Hospital 86 Clara Del Prete 31 Long term care 91 Zignat Courtoux 32 Prevention 93 Elisabetta Pierini 33 Screenings 97 Federica Natarelli 34 Primary healthcare 101 Carolina Curti 35 Secondary vs tertiary vs quaternary care 104 Magdalena Czajkowska PART IX NEW PARADIGMS 36 Access to healthcare 108 Claudia Bianchino 37 Co-production 110 Marta Marsilio and Chiara Guglielmetti 38 Demedicalization 113 Francesco Mazziotta 39 Evidence-based medicine 115 Pietro Magnoni 40 From compliance to concordance 119 Bharat Nandakumar 41 Gender medicine 121 Eduardo Marra 42 Global health 123 Giovanna Clerici 43 Health literacy 125 Sara Garlini 44 Initiative medicine 127 Preetha Karki 45 Integrated care 130 Sanem Inci 46 Population health management 133 Federica Michelozzi 47 Skill mix and task shifting in healthcare 136 Alfredo Marchetti 48 Value-based vs volume-based healthcare 138 Vanessa Maffi PART X PLAYERS 49 Boundaryless hospital 142 Benedetta Calcaterra Borri 50 Community and country hospital 144 Gloria Castelletti 51 Intermediate and transitional care settings 147 Emilie Cozzani 52 Primary care center 150 Edoardo Campioli 53 Research hospital 152 Navpreet Tiwana 54 Teaching hospital 154 Laura Cavazzana PART XI TRENDS 55 Business models 157 Federico Lega 56 Decentralization and devolution in healthcare 159 Federico Lega 57 Multidisciplinarity and inter- professionality 161 Anna Prenestini 58 Telemedicine 164 Claudia Bianchino 59 Vertical and horizontal integration (hub and spoke network) 168 Alice Danieli PART XII BEHAVIOURS: CHALLENGES TO LEADING HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS 60 Accountability 173 Andrea Rotolo 61 Accountable care plan and organization 174 Steven Howard 62 Iatocracy, professional bureaucracy and corporatization 177 Federico Lega 63 Political arena 180 Federico Lega 64 Professional vs managerial culture 182 Marco Sartirana 65 Professionalism 184 Marco Sartirana 66 Stakeholder management 186 Andrea Rotolo 67 Teamwork 187 Luca Solari 68 Turf wars 189 Elena Maggioni PART XIII PRACTICES 69 Change management 193 Riccardo Primavera 70 Disaster management 195 Clara del Prete 71 Leadership and leadership styles 199 Gabriele del Castillo PART XIV ROLES 72 Case manager 203 Annachiara Rotolo 73 Clinical engineer 205 Paolo Oliva 74 Clinical leader 208 Peter Lees 75 Controller 211 Clara Carbone and Bernardo Provvedi 76 Family and community nurse 215 Cecilia Rossi 77 General practitioner 218 Antony Peris 78 Hospitalist 220 Sonia Maria Prevedello 79 Medical director 223 80 Operations manager 225 Marta Marsilio and Anna Prenestini 81 Pharmacist 228 Maria Grazia Cattaneo, Sabrina Beltramini, Susanna Ciampalini, Domenica Costantino, Maria Cristina Galizia and Piera Polidori 82 Quality and risk manager 233 Francesca Montesi Righetti PART XV TOOLS SYSTEM AND PROCESS: DISEASE MANAGEMENT 83 Clinical governance 237 Gaia Ratti 84 Guidelines and protocols in healthcare systems 239 Alert Vukatana PART XVI INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 85 Clinical trial 243 Davide Salvadori 86 Health technology assessment 246 Claudia Bianchino PART XVII OPERATIONS 87 Electronic clinical records 251 Anushka Shankar 88 Patient flow logistics 253 Stefano Villa and Rossella Pellegrino 89 Patient management 256 Lisa de Felice 90 Supply chain 258 Shatakshi 91 Techniques for process and organizations improvement: lean management in healthcare 261 Marta Marsilio PART XVIII ORGANIZATION 92 Clinical service lines 264 Aswathy Varma 93 Converging trends in hospital transformation 267 Federico Lega 94 Divisionalization, clinical directorates and Troika model in healthcare 271 Federico Lega 95 Organizational culture 273 Anna Prenestini and Stefano Calciolari 96 Organizational design and development for healthcare organizations 276 Federico Lega 97 Patient-centered hospital and health organization 281 Gabriele Zimei PART XIX PEOPLE 98 Clinical and professional engagement 285 Martyna Emilia Pszczolka 99 Great Place to Work® 288 Federica Natarelli 100 Magnet hospital 291 Michele Giovanni Cusmai PART XX PERFORMANCE 101 Balanced scorecard in healthcare organizations 294 Anna Prenestini 102 Budgeting (financial vs operational) 298 Michele Giovanni Cusmai 103 Customer satisfaction 301 Elena Maggioni 104 DRG and case mix index 303 Francesca Grosso 105 Length of stay 305 Gabriele del Castillo 106 Performance measurement and management systems 307 Anna Prenestini and Guido Noto 107 PROMs and PREMs 310 Fivia Stavrou 108 Strategic control 313 Anna Prenestini PART XXI PLANNING 109 Strategic planning 318 Andrea Rotolo 110 Strategy making 320 Corrado Cuccurullo PART XXII PROCUREMENT 111 Centralized procurement 324 Marta Marsilio 112 Innovation procurement 327 Marta Marsilio 113 Managed entry agreements (MEA) 330 Benjamin Oskar and Francesca Randon 114 Value-based procurement 333 Silvia Tarricone PART XXIII QUALITY 115 Accreditation in healthcare 337 Marta Szlaszynska 116 Audit 340 Francesco Mazziotta 117 Quality management 343 Francesca Montesi Righetti Index 346

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised second edition presents up-to-date analysis from various academic streams and disciplines that illuminate our understanding of employee voice from a range of different perspectives. This wide-ranging Handbook demonstrates that research on employee voice has gone beyond union and non-union voices to build a wider and deeper knowledge base. Exploring the previously under-represented paradigm of the organizational behaviour approach, new chapters take account of a broader conceptualization of employee voice. Written by expert contributors, this Handbook explores the meaning and impact of employee voice for various stakeholders and considers the ways in which these actors engage with voice processes such as collective bargaining, individual processes, mutual gains, task-based voice and grievance procedures. This comprehensive Handbook will enable the reader to engage with the debates surrounding employee voice and help to extend our overall understanding of what goes on in workplaces at the heart of modern economies. This second edition of the Handbook of Research on Employee Voice will be a vital resource for academics and students researching human resource management, organizational behaviour and employment relations, while its forward-thinking approach will also appeal to policy makers, employers and union officials. Contributors include: M.M.C. Allen, A.C. Avgar, A. Barnes, M. Barry, C. Benassi, J. Benders, C.T. Brinsfield, A. Bryson, J.W. Budd, C. Casey, J. Chan, S. Chillas, N. Cullinane, T. Dobbins, V. Doellgast, J. Donaghey, T. Dundon, M. Edwards, R. Freeman, R. Gomez, J.A. Gruman, B. Harley, J. Harmer, E. Heery, P. Holland, J.A. Ingvaldsen, M. Irfan, S. Johnstone, S. Kaine, S. Kalfa, B.E. Kaufman, K. Kenny, B. Klaas, T. Kretschmer, D. Lewin, A.A. Luchak, M.M. Lucio, C. MacMillan, A. Marks, M.G. Menéndez, P. Mowbray, K.R. Murphy, W. Nienhüser, D. O Shea, G. Patmore, D.M. Pohler, S. Procter, A. Pyman, A.M. Saks, S. Sekwao, P. Strom, J. Syed, L. Thornthwaite, K. Townsend, W. Vandekerckhov, A. Wilkinson, S. Williams, P. WillmanTrade Review'This superb collection of chapters on employee voice represents the cutting edge of research in this area. The authors are leading international authorities in the field and the insights they share will be valuable to scholars, practitioners and students alike.' --Andrew R. Timming, The University of Western Australia'This book provides an intelligent and thoughtful account of employee voice and employee silence from a range of different academic perspectives. It stretches from historical accounts to thoughts for the future, all supported by an impressive number of empirically robust and theoretically rich accounts of current practice. It is an outstanding and timely work and is sure to be a must-read for anyone studying or conducting research in the area.' --Irena Grugulis, University of Leeds, UKTable of ContentsContents: Part I Perspectives and Theories of Voice – 1. Employee voice: bridging new terrains and disciplinary boundaries Adrian Wilkinson, Tony Dundon, Jimmy Donaghey and Richard Freeman 2 Employee voice before Hirschman: its early history, conceptualization, and practice Bruce E. Kaufman 3 Hirschman and voice Matthew M.C. Allen 4 Employee voice and the transaction cost economics project Paul Willman, Alex Bryson, Rafael Gomez and Tobias Kretschmer 5 Industrial democracy in the twenty-first century Catherine Casey 6 Labour process Abigail Marks and Shiona Chillas 7 Employee voice and silence in organizational behavior Chad T. Brinsfield and Marissa Edwards PART II ACTORS 8 Managing voice: an employers perpective Peter Holland 9 Line managers Keith Townsend and Paula Mowbray 10 Union voice Sarah Kaine 11 The missing employee in employee voice research Dionne M. Pohler, Andrew A. Luchak, & J.M. Harmer 12 The expression of worker voice through civil society organizations Edmund Heery and Stephen Williams) 13 Employee Voice and Democracy: A Critique of National and Transnational Laws Glenn Patmore PART III Voice PROCESSES 14 Collective bargaining Virginia Doellgast and Chiara Benassi 15 Works councils Werner Nienhüser 16 Joint consultative committees Amanda Pyman 17 Individual voice: grievance and other procedures David Lewin 18 High performance work systems and employee voice . Bill Harley 19 Task-based voice and teamworking Stephen Procter , Jos Benders and Jonas Ingvaldesen 20 Workplace partnership Stewart Johnstone 21 Voice in the mutual gains organization Ariel C. Avgar Stacey Sekwao ,Phoebe Strom 22 Non-union employee representation Tony Dobbins and Tony Dundon 23 Employee and Collective Voice Engagement: Being psychologicallypresent when speaking up at work Jamie A. Gruman and Alan M. Saks 24 Individual Voice in Informal and Formal Contexts in Organizations. Deirdre O’Shea and Kevin Murphy 25 Whistleblowing. Kate Kenny, Wim Vandekerckhov and Muhammad Irfan PART IV EVALUATING VOICE 26. Voice across borders: comparing and explaining the dynamic of participation in a context of change Maria González Menéndez and Miguel Martínez Lucio 27 Employee silence Niall Cullinane and Jimmy Donaghey 28 Diversity management and missing voices Jawad Syed 29 The Internet, the Web and Social Media: the promise and practice of E-Voice Louise Thornthwaite, Craig Macmillan and Alison Barnes 30. Charting Voice in a developing economy: the case of China Jenny Chan PART V Future Directions on voice 31. Workplace Voice: Assessing Its Impact on the Individual and the Organization Brian Klaas. 32 Integrating voice : Voice Within Hospitals: Reciprocal Relationship Between Employee Voice Related to Patient Care with Working Conditions Voice Adrian Wilkinson , Michael Barry Paula Mowbray and Ariel Avgar 33 The future of employee voice Senia Kalfa and John W. Budd Index

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Book SynopsisAs artificial intelligence and machine learning practices grow, entire industries and jobs could become more automated or cease to exist altogether. HR Without People? traces provocative and challenging timelines for future developments in ten, thirty and fifty years’ time, to interrogate how modern HR practices need to respond to far reaching technological and industrial change. Focusing on the role these technologies are playing in changing the HR profession and how they could and should develop industry practices in the future, HR experts Anthony R. Wheeler and M. Ronald Buckley explore how this profession has a vital role in responding to these changes and how it can adapt to meet the new challenges faced by both employers and employees. Examining key issues such as the effects of big data and algorithms ongoing role in influencing recruiting and selection, the changes in virtual technology that will alter training, and how the role of government will expand to address the needs of citizens affected by the rate of change in workforce displacement, HR Without People? is a stimulating and confrontational challenge to conventional thinking on this people-centric profession’s role in the future of work.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Evolution of Humans and Their Work Chapter 2. The Importance of Work to Societies Chapter 3. The Current and Future States of Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Chapter 4. The Current State of HRM with Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Chapter 5. Near Term Human Resources Challenges in the Age of Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Chapter 6. The Next Generation Chapter 7. A Century of Stress Headed into the Next Century Chapter 8. Serving Multiple Segments of the Population Chapter 9. The Uneven Spread of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Chapter 10. A Technology-Enabled Future Renaissance?

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Book SynopsisSignificantly revised and updated, the second edition of Smart Talent Management presents a fresh perspective on two important areas of emphasis for current research and practice: talent management (TM) and knowledge management (KM). It identifies, defines, and explores the implementation of talent management strategies aimed at facilitating effective knowledge management in an organization.A valuable hybrid, this book integrates the field of knowledge management with talent management areas of specialization focusing in particular on staffing, training, professional development, and organizational learning and change. This book identifies obstacles to talent management’s success, providing new perspectives associated with the ongoing debate on ‘inclusive’ versus ‘exclusive’ models of talent management.Taking a fresh new look at an organization’s human talent as a repository of knowledge – both tacit and explicit – the second edition of Smart Talent Management will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, practicing managers and consultants in the field of human resources.Trade Review‘This book will give leaders, scholars and policymakers unique and practical insights to integrate knowledge and talent management. Knowledge is a vital pillar in the future of work and organizations. Vlad Vaiman, Charles M. Vance, and Ling Ju have compiled many important global perspectives here.’ -- John Boudreau, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, US‘A deep understanding of talent and knowledge management is critically important in a post-pandemic world characterized by flexible, hybrid, and remote working arrangements. This volume thoroughly explores highly relevant issues for research and practice in both areas.’ -- Wayne F. Cascio, University of Colorado, Denver, US'Smart Talent Management, a term coined by the editors (Vaiman and Vance) in the previous edition of this highly informative and instructive book, is “simply the combination of talent management and knowledge management.” In this second edition, the editors advance our understanding of smart talent management rather substantially. One of the many ways is by incorporating a more macro, global perspective. They do this through guidance they have provided to and shared with their excellent cadre of chapter contributors. Indeed, this second edition could as well define smart talent management as “simply the combination of global talent management, talent management and knowledge management.” Another significant way is by incorporating a great deal of the relatively recent phenomena of the increasing importance in organizations of diversity, inclusion, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, and a new emphasis on workplace and non-workplace work venues. It is to their credit that the authors have embraced these new phenomena into their own work and this second edition. In doing so, they have provided a broader path forward for future researchers in the areas of talent management and knowledge management.’ -- Randall S. Schuler, Rutgers University, US and University of Lucerne, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv David Collings 1. Smart talent management: the productive fusion of talent and knowledge management 1 Vlad Vaiman, Charles M. Vance and Ling Ju 2. Conceptualizing and operationalizing ‘inclusive’ talent management: four different approaches 18 Françoise Cadigan, Nicky Dries and Anand van Zelderen 3. In the war for talent: just who is worthy of development? Talent development in organizations 46 Thomas Garavan, Clíodhna MacKenzie and Colette Darcy 4. Accelerated development of organizational talent and executive coaching: a knowledge management perspective 67 Konstantin Korotov 5. Employee learning and development from the perspective of strategic HRM 84 Saba Colakoglu, Yunhyung Chung and Ying Hong 6. Talent staffing systems for effective knowledge management 107 Mark L. Lengnick-Hall and Andrea R. Neely 7. Leveraging firms’ absorptive capacity by talent development 128 Marina Latukha and Maria Laura MacLennan 8. Employee knowledge hiding: the roles of protean career orientation, HR system and relational climate 150 Anne Roefs, Saša Batistič and Rob F. Poell 9. The unrealized value of global workers: the need for global talent management 165 Anthony McDonnell, Stefan Jooss and Kieran M. Conroy 10. Upward global knowledge management: a review and preliminary field validation of the host country national local liaison role model 181 Charles M. Vance, Marian van Bakel, Torben Andersen and Vlad Vaiman Index

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Book SynopsisCognizant of the complexity and uncertainty that characterizes our post-pandemic world, this book highlights how learning and development needs to be wired into the culture of a business. Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick extend the vision of learning and development to embrace a full range of learning interventions, considering what it means to change the culture of an organization into a learning-rich environment.Examining current practice and cutting-edge research in the field, the authors investigate how and why learning and development is evolving. Featuring case examples and vignettes of workplace learning and development at key global organizations including Pepsico, IBM, Unilever, Bank of America, and ESPN/Disney, the book explores alternative approaches to workplace learning. The authors delve into the hidden curriculum of informal and incidental learning, team learning, and the changing dimensions of learning organizations, ultimately mapping out how the L&D function can aid the progression of organizations.Rethinking Workplace Learning and Development will be of value to students and faculty in academic programs for workplace learning and development as well as those in business and human resource management. Its practical insights on how to best design, support and sustain L&D in the workplace will also benefit practitioners, managers and leaders of learning and development.Trade Review‘Watkins and Marsick, along with their various collaborators, provide in their most recent and prescient text, a blueprint for understanding critical learning challenges in today’s workplace. We cannot simply presume the learning challenges they discuss will occur, the challenges are here upon us now, and much depends on them being addressed. The authors wisely make use of their past extensive writings on workplace learning as a basis for showing the way forward now. An important contribution to the workplace learning and development literature.’ -- Ronald L. Jacobs, University of Illinois, US‘To say this must-read book is timely is an understatement. Learning and development is now at the pinnacle of any list of critically important workplace issues. There are no better guides than Karen Watkins and Victoria Marsick for the urgent and necessary journey to rethink workplace learning and development in these complex and uncertain times.’ -- Kenneth R. Bartlett, University of Minnesota, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introducing learning in complexity 2. Understanding workplace learning 3. Exploring future trends in L&D 4. Learning informally at work 5. Learning incidentally in complexity—with Jill Karen Jinks 6. Creating a learning culture 7. Teaming to innovate 8. Developing collective leadership—with Rachel Fichter 9. Rethinking evaluation of L&D 10. Continuing reflections References Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook addresses the concepts of stress and well-being among workers in various public sector roles and occupations across the globe. Emphasizing the importance of well-being and stress prevention initiatives in ever-changing workplace environments, this Handbook highlights successful organizational initiatives and provides insight into best practice for promoting healthy employees and workplaces. Chapters analyze the new and ongoing challenges public sector organizations face such as: cost cutting, pressures to improve performance, changes in societal and workplace demographics, and increasing levels of stress and strain amongst their employees. This wide-ranging Handbook utilizes empirical research, literature reviews and case studies to draw greater attention to these and other challenges. Containing contributions from leading international experts in their respective fields, the contributors hope that this multidisciplinary Handbook will help to enhance the health and well-being of public sector employees and the sector's performance and contribution to society. The Handbook of Research on Stress and Well-Being in the Public Sector will be of value to researchers and practitioners interested in the public sector and both individual and organizational health and performance. This will also be a key resource for public sector and government professionals responsible for human resource management and work and health.Trade Review'This Handbook should be commended for its international representation of public sector employees who tend to be undervalued and frequently occupy high stress jobs. The attention to negative health and well-being effects associated with high stress occupations, especially first responders such as fire, police, and healthcare is a major contribution to scholarly works in the organizational sciences. I expect that this edited volume will broaden understanding of the strategies for reducing workplace stress, leading to improved safety, health, and well-being outcomes for public sector workers.' --Leslie Hammer, Portland State University and Oregon Health and Science University, US'An outstanding piece of work. The book is well written, very readable and entertaining. Its topics are comprehensive and diverse, encompassing employees across a variety of public sector roles and occupations. Lessons learned are translated into practical guidelines for interventions and organizational change. This very interesting book will be an important resource for both researchers and students interested in the area of occupational stress and well-being - a great read!' --Jan de Jonge, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands'This book brings together an international group of top researchers to explore occupational stress in the context of the public sector. It explores what might be unique about a wide range of settings including education, first responders, health care, and social services. This book debunks the view of public employees having an easy time by underscoring how some of the most stressful jobs can be found in the public sector.' --Paul E. Spector, University of South Florida, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introducing the collection 2 Silvia Pignata 2 Increasing well-being of workers in the public sector: research and practice 4 Ronald J. Burke 3 Trade unions and stress at work: the evolving responses and politics of health and safety strategies in the case of the United Kingdom 15 Miguel Martínez Lucio 4 Psychosocial factors and worker health: comparisons between private and public sectors in Australia 33 Tessa S. Bailey, Mikaela S. Owen and Maureen F. Dollard PART II STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN VARIOUS PUBLIC SECTOR OCCUPATIONS 5 Stress and well-being of first responders 58 Dessa Bergen-Cico, Pruthvi Kilaru, Rachael Rizzo and Patricia Buore 6 Managing boredom and motivation: the unusual case of stress in firefighting 74 Maude Villeneuve, Pierre-Sébastien Fournier and Caroline Biron 7 Nurses’ experiences of workplace mistreatment 88 Zhiqing E. Zhou, Xin Xuan Che and Wiston A. Rodriguez 8 Emotions in nursing 106 Gillian Lewis and Neal M. Ashkanasy 9 The impact of emotional intelligence on daily work life 122 Keri A. Pekaar, Arnold B. Bakker, Dimitri van der Linden and Marise Ph. Born 10 Stress and well-being in prison officers 137 Andrew J. Clements, Gail Kinman and Jacqui Hart 11 Well-being in academic employees – a benchmarking approach 152 Gail Kinman and Siobhan Wray 12 Stress, well-being and aging in the Italian banking sector: evidence and future perspectives 167 Gabriele Giorgi, Giulio Arcangeli, Jose M. Leon-Perez, Massimo Fioriti, Eleonora Tommasi and Nicola Mucci PART III CASE STUDIES OF EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 13 Applications of psychological capital in the public sector 182 Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan, Barbara L. Ahrens, Kristi Bockorny, Lanell Craig and Matthew Peters 14 The benefits of individual proactive and adaptive performance: an organizational learning perspective 200 Mindy Shoss, Clair Kueny and Dustin K. Jundt 15 Building a health and safety culture: actions, commitment, and perceptions 216 Sybil Geldart and Christine Alksnis 16 An organizational perspective on well-being in the health sector: a focus on leadership, systems, and culture 232 Peter Spurgeon PART IV ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES AND CHANGING WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS 17 Developing nurse leaders for well-being and performance 248 Margaret M. Hopkins and Deborah A. O’Neil 18 Introducing a National Well-being Service for emergency responders in the United Kingdom 260 Ian Hesketh and Cary L. Cooper 19 Occupational health and safety: in crisis, or in charge? 275 Renae Hayward and John Durkin 20 Stress in Australian universities: initiatives to enhance well-being 294 Silvia Pignata Index 309

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Book SynopsisThis insightful Research Handbook delivers a comprehensive analysis of the significant contemporary trends and issues affecting human resource management (HRM) for health care, and their subsequent impact on individuals, organisations and national health services.Over the last twenty years the combination of new role creation, technical advances in clinical work, changes to clinician working hours and patient-service expectation has changed HRM within health care beyond recognition. Bringing together original contributions from leading international scholars, this Research Handbook utilises empirical evidence within theoretical frameworks to explain the dynamics behind the management of human resources for health care and their resulting effects. Through an in-depth analysis of the potential means of improvement, contributors highlight key action areas for critical issues facing health care providers, such as the collaboration between HRM and public health, the importance of support workers and the crucial need for HRM leadership at multiple organisational levels.The Research Handbook on Contemporary Human Resource Management for Health Care provides a forward-thinking resource for students, academics and researchers working in HRM health and social care, health care leadership and health management. It will also be of great benefit to policy makers, human resource managers and clinical professionals in both local and national health care organisations.Trade Review‘This Research Handbook assembles outstanding scholars from across the globe to provide compelling, expansive, holistic, and sophisticated analyses of both the daunting workplace challenges to sustainably delivering accessible, high-quality care and the promise of engaged and imaginative human resource management as a solution to these challenges.’ -- Timothy Vogus, Vanderbilt University, US‘I am very impressed with the scope of the new Research Handbook on Contemporary Human Resource Management for Health Care, in particular its international character and the inclusion of a section on the contexts – political economic, demographic, organizational and technological – in which health care work takes place.’ -- Adrienne Eaton, Rutgers University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Research Handbook on Contemporary Human Resource Management for Health Care 1 Aoife M. McDermott, Paula Hyde, Louise FitzGerald and Ariel C. Avgar PART I THE CONTEXT FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE 2 Commentary on Part I. Context: a pretext and opportunity for the renovation of human resources policies and practices in health and social care 18 Jean-Louis Denis 3 The international health labour market and health worker migration 25 Jennifer Creese and Niamh Humphries 4 Organisation and delivery of HRM: strategic HRM, business models and private equity 41 Paula Hyde 5 Employment relationships in health care 55 Nick Krachler and Stephen Bach 6 Labor relations in health care 72 Rebecca Kolins Givan and Nick Krachler 7 Confronting technological change on the frontlines of health care delivery 90 Adam Seth Litwin PART II THE CLINICAL WORKFORCE AND STAFFING 8 Commentary on Part II. The clinical workforce 109 Trish Reay 9 Cycles of deterioration: the medical workforce and the working lives of hospital doctors 117 John-Paul Byrne and Niamh Humphries 10 Researching how to ‘retain and sustain’ the nursing and midwifery professions: time to intervene to improve the practice environment 132 Anne Matthews and Marcia Kirwan 11 Allied health professionals: hidden but essential 149 Matthew Walker, Pauline Stanton, Beni Halvorsen, Jillian Cavanagh and Timothy Bartram 12 Key issues in workforce redesign: insights from support roles in health care 164 Ian Kessler 13 Key considerations in health workforce planning 181 Sarah Simkin, Caroline Chamberland-Rowe and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault PART III ORGANIZING WORK AND TEAMWORK 14 Commentary on Part III. Organizing work and teamwork 201 Jody Hoffer Gittell 15 Occupational segregation, workforce re-design and the consequences for work and employment (in)equalities 206 Anne McBride 16 Participation, involvement and employee voice in health care 224 Leah Hague, Michael Barry, Paula K. Mowbray and Adrian Wilkinson 17 Maintaining workforce capacity: retention and recruitment of health care workers 238 Rachel Williams 18 High-performance work practices in health care: progress on key themes and prospects for future research 255 Steven Kilroy 19 Managing interprofessional teamwork: strategic relational human resource management and the power of relational coordination 273 Qian Zhang, Hao Gong and Jody Hoffer Gittell PART IV EXPERIENCES OF WORK 20 Commentary on Part IV. The experience of work in health care 290 David E. Guest 21 Creating a healthy work environment and worker well-being 300 Anthony Montgomery and Olga Lainidi 22 Pay and reward in health care services: insights from the case of the UK 318 Mark Exworthy and David Nash 23 Job quality: looking after the people who look after the people 335 David A. Buchanan and Simone Jordan 24 Work–life balance in health care 357 Sari Mansour, Malik Faisal Azeem and Denis Chênevert 25 Organizational, team and individual resilience in health care: what does this mean for HRM? 373 Anaïs Galy, Patrick Groulx, Julia Aubouin-Bonnaventure, Denis Chênevert, Evelyne Fouquereau and Séverine Chevalier PART V HRM SUPPORT FOR LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT 26 Commentary on Part V. HRM support for leadership, management and improvement: the key role of health contexts and professionalism 397 Gerry McGivern 27 Virtualizing HR in health care: early insights from a study of surgical teams during COVID-19 406 Tracey Rosell and Martin Kitchener 28 Key issues in management and leadership of interorganisational coordination 420 Ninna Meier 29 A call for strategic HRM to support service innovation in health care 436 Graeme Currie 30 Conclusion to Research Handbook on Contemporary Human Resource Management for Health Care 446 Aoife M. McDermott, Paula Hyde, Louise FitzGerald and Ariel C. Avgar Index 460

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and judicious Research Handbook examines the fundamental influence of the emergence of contemporary disruptive technologies, including artificial intelligence, online platforms, the internet of things, and social robots, on Human Resource Management (HRM).

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Book SynopsisOur Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and are expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts of business and management, and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking. This Concise Introduction describes current approaches to measuring and managing performance in organisations and offers insights into how they may need to evolve as the working environment changes. It demonstrates the need to see performance management in the context of the culture and leadership of the organisation and not as a standalone activity. Key Features: Provides examples of good practice and highlights pitfalls to be avoided Describes principal tools and techniques such as The Balanced Scorecard, Performance Prism and Success Mapping Combines recent academic research with discussion of how techniques are used in practice The Concise Introduction to Performance Management will be indispensable for managers seeking to improve their skills and knowledge. It will also be of use for students and researchers of management, business and economics. Trade Review‘Having known Mike and Pippa for many years, between them they have several decades of experience in practising and researching performance measurement. In this book, they provide a no frills, complete and concise introduction to the subject of measuring and managing organisational performance, which would be invaluable to the practitioner. Highly recommended.’ -- Umit Bititci, Heriot-Watt University, UK‘A brilliant guide for leaders and managers wanting to design and use meaningful performance measures. It covers all the essentials, the traps to avoid and the critical role of culture, brought to life with fitting examples and metaphors. “An organisation is like an orchestra. Every part of it plays a vital role in its success”. This book provides the score.’ -- Elizabeth Honer, Chief Executive, Government Internal Audit Agency, UK‘Mike and Pippa have written an important and valuable reference for busy executives and managers who want to quickly absorb the key components and characteristics of good performance measurement, including the “watch-outs” of what not to do. Their approach to presenting the subject is very helpful for understanding, with clear definitions and explanations of ideas, and being one of those rarer written guides that is both comprehensive and succinct. It is excellently researched, describing pragmatic and practical approaches to achieving joined-up performance measurement. Mike and Pippa present well the subtleties that have to be considered when target setting and when making performance measurement work well for the organisation, and the book contains invaluable guidance on how to encourage success.’ -- Mark Baker, Cranfield School of Management, UK‘This essential book offers a wealth of perceptive and pragmatic insights presented in an accessible and compelling style. Whether you are a board member, entrepreneur, executive, academic, or learner, you will gain invaluable wisdom from its pages. The guidance on establishing a common purpose and fostering a conducive culture is indispensable.’ -- Dan Stull, University of Washington, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Performance Management 1. What is performance? 2. Why measure performance? 3. How do you decide what to measure? 4. How do you measure performance? 5. How do you make it work? 6. Managing performance 7. What can go wrong? 8. What are the new developments? Index

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Book SynopsisOur Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and are expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts of business and management, and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking. This Concise Introduction describes current approaches to measuring and managing performance in organisations and offers insights into how they may need to evolve as the working environment changes. It demonstrates the need to see performance management in the context of the culture and leadership of the organisation and not as a standalone activity. Key Features: Provides examples of good practice and highlights pitfalls to be avoided Describes principal tools and techniques such as The Balanced Scorecard, Performance Prism and Success Mapping Combines recent academic research with discussion of how techniques are used in practice The Concise Introduction to Performance Management will be indispensable for managers seeking to improve their skills and knowledge. It will also be of use for students and researchers of management, business and economics. Trade Review‘Having known Mike and Pippa for many years, between them they have several decades of experience in practising and researching performance measurement. In this book, they provide a no frills, complete and concise introduction to the subject of measuring and managing organisational performance, which would be invaluable to the practitioner. Highly recommended.’ -- Umit Bititci, Heriot-Watt University, UK‘A brilliant guide for leaders and managers wanting to design and use meaningful performance measures. It covers all the essentials, the traps to avoid and the critical role of culture, brought to life with fitting examples and metaphors. “An organisation is like an orchestra. Every part of it plays a vital role in its success”. This book provides the score.’ -- Elizabeth Honer, Chief Executive, Government Internal Audit Agency, UK‘Mike and Pippa have written an important and valuable reference for busy executives and managers who want to quickly absorb the key components and characteristics of good performance measurement, including the “watch-outs” of what not to do. Their approach to presenting the subject is very helpful for understanding, with clear definitions and explanations of ideas, and being one of those rarer written guides that is both comprehensive and succinct. It is excellently researched, describing pragmatic and practical approaches to achieving joined-up performance measurement. Mike and Pippa present well the subtleties that have to be considered when target setting and when making performance measurement work well for the organisation, and the book contains invaluable guidance on how to encourage success.’ -- Mark Baker, Cranfield School of Management, UK‘This essential book offers a wealth of perceptive and pragmatic insights presented in an accessible and compelling style. Whether you are a board member, entrepreneur, executive, academic, or learner, you will gain invaluable wisdom from its pages. The guidance on establishing a common purpose and fostering a conducive culture is indispensable.’ -- Dan Stull, University of Washington, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Performance Management 1. What is performance? 2. Why measure performance? 3. How do you decide what to measure? 4. How do you measure performance? 5. How do you make it work? 6. Managing performance 7. What can go wrong? 8. What are the new developments? Index

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Book SynopsisStudents invest significant resources in coming to university and universities play a crucial role in enabling their students to benefit from this investment and to be employable once they have finished their degree. Giving a platform to the debate about graduate employability from the student, university and employer perspectives, this innovative How To Guide explores the challenges associated with ensuring the employability of university graduates. In defining the nature of employability, the book discusses how the concept is a shared responsibility dependent on individual capabilities, the labour market and social capital.Considering what employers want from graduates, this book looks at how universities can provide strong graduate outcomes and inclusive career opportunities irrespective of student background. The book illustrates ways to embed employability across the curriculum, suggesting innovative approaches to careers guidance and specific employability initiatives, while upholding the benefits of entrepreneurial activities and widening participation opportunities. With insights from around the world, the book concludes by thinking about the institutional response to the challenges faced by the employability agenda, reflecting on how research has developed over the past 20 years.Interdisciplinary and comparative in scope, this book of international case studies of employability approaches across a wide range of educational institutions will prove an engaging resource for students and scholars of business, education management, and teaching methods. Its exploration of regulatory environments will also prove useful for policymakers working in education.Trade Review‘How to Enable the Employability of University Graduates is a comprehensive blueprint for enabling employability and improving student outcomes. The contributors suggest innovative approaches to embedding employability in the curriculum vis-à-vis strong graduate outcomes and inclusive career opportunities, understanding what employers want from graduates with a strong focus on developing employable graduates who continue to be useful in the long term.’ -- Obinna Okereke, Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) Blog‘A thoughtful and challenging compendium of insights into employability – a really important agenda for individuals, employers and policymakers alike. This book highlights research that we can all learn from and build on in pursuit of securing positive graduate outcomes for all.’ -- Daisy Hooper, Chartered Management Institute, UK‘How to Enable the Employability of University Graduates is a valuable and much-needed addition to the complex conversation around graduate employability. With its emphasis on shared responsibility and a genuine vision for improving graduate outcomes for non-traditional students, this book will appeal to practitioners, policy makers and students alike.' -- Caroline Rueckert, Griffith University, Australia‘The book provides valuable insights into developing student employability, paying due consideration to unlocking the potential of under-represented student groups. It recognises the need for future students to create work, exploring entrepreneurism’s fit with employability. The book should be an interesting read for researchers and practitioners in higher education, given the importance of graduate employability in the sector.’ -- Denise Jackson, Edith Cowan University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xvii Preface xix List of abbreviations xxiii PART I INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT 1 Why employability matters 2 Saskia Loer Hansen and Kathy Daniels 2 Whose job is it to make a graduate employable? 13 Martin Edmondson 3 Employability: the student voice 24 Omolabake Fakunle and Yuchen Xiao PART II WHAT EMPLOYERS WANT FROM GRADUATES 4 Creating a new university to meet the employability challenge 36 Ross Renton and Fiona McGonigle 5 Developing employability skills through working in a law clinic 47 Kaye Howells and Sue Jennings 6 Problems delivering the skills employers want? Creativity – a case in point 56 Elaine Clarke 7 Mind the gap: employers’ and students’ perceptions of skills and knowledge needed by accounting graduates in Greece 67 Efimia Anastasiou, Siobhan Neary and Alison Lawson PART III EMPLOYABILITY AND THE CURRICULUM 8 Employer input to curriculum and assessment 79 Gillian O’Brien and Darren Siggers 9 Real work opportunities in the curriculum: three different approaches 89 Charles Hancock, Tracy Powell, John Day and Alison Lawson 10 Using a professional skills module to develop student confidence 100 Parminder Johal and Ruth Smith 11 Developing an ecosystem: employability skills and authentic assessments 109 Sarah Montano PART IV INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO CAREER GUIDANCE 12 Using career pathways to tailor and personalise employability activities 118 Rebekah Marangon 13 The Career Studio: peer-to-peer support 127 Emma Moore and Paul Gratrick 14 Supporting employment outcomes for students from Asia 136 Louise Nicol PART V PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF EMPLOYABILITY ACTIVITIES 15 Using social action to support skill development 149 Fiona Walsh 16 The Big Challenge: interdisciplinary development of employability skills 159 Valerie Derbyshire, Laurice Fretwell and Caroline Harvey 17 Modifying the journey to graduate employment through changes to work-based learning 168 Catherine O’Connor PART VI ENTERPRISE/ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES 18 ‘One for all and all for one’: the 3Es (employability, enterprise, and entrepreneurship) 179 Emily Beaumont 19 BSEEN: extra-curricular enterprise and entrepreneurship support 188 Carolyn Keenan PART VII WIDENING PARTICIPATION 20 Employability monsters: breaking barriers to employability for widening participation students 198 Dawn Lees and Kate Foster 21 Supporting ‘first in family’ students: My Generation Career Coaching Programme 207 Heather Pasero 22 Unlocking the potential of under-represented students 215 Iwan Williams and Pamela McGee 23 Social mobility and London’s left-behind graduates 224 Emily Dixon PART VIII INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 24 Using the net promoter score to understand international alumni satisfaction 234 Shane Dillon 25 Meeting the employability expectations of international students in transition to higher education in the UK 244 Victoria Wilson-Crane and Linda Cowan 26 How partnerships can make a difference to securing jobs for international students 253 Jacklyn Tubb and Caroline Fox PART IX INSIGHTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD 27 How England’s policy and regulatory levers have shifted accountability for graduate employment 263 Lizzy Woodfield 28 Approaches to developing graduate employability in Australia 273 Judie Kay and Sonia Ferns 29 Enabling employability in New Zealand 284 Brett Berquist 30 Lessons from Germany 295 Patrick Glauner 31 European University initiative in enabling student success 304 Renáta Tomášková, Ida Andersson-Norrie, Bice Della Piana, Anna Chudy, Melpo Iacovidou and Colombine Madelaine PART X INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE 32 Global Professional Award: a three-year skills development programme 314 James Forde 33 An integrated institutional approach to employability 323 Dino Willox, Anna Richards and Madelaine-Marie Judd 34 A strategic institutional approach to employability 333 Susan Smith and Emily Huns 35 Student experience(s) and an integrated pastoral approach to employability 342 Matthew Vince and Thea Jones PART XI A FINAL REFLECTION 36 Reflections on 20 years of research on employability and its effect on policy and practice 351 Helen Higson Index

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