Managing To Be Human

Author : Brian F. Smyth
Publisher : Orpen Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781871305593

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Managing to Be Human by Brian F. Smyth Pdf

Managing To Be Human is a book about how to manage staff and workload within an organisation while retaining your humanity and consideration for others. It is a management book with an ethical stance. The book looks at: Empowering others and inspiring creativityThe potential and transformation of peopleHow having clear goals and vision means that teams are motivated and work effectively How to handle performance reviewsMaking meetings worthwhileDecision makingHow to deal with unsatisfactory performance and behaviour; managing difficult people. In a world where companies and organisations are focussed on the bottom line, Brian Smyth seeks to highlight the human aspect and how a happy worker is a productive worker. About the author A former NASA and General Motors employee, Brian F. Smyth has over twenty years' experience helping organisations in different parts of the world to achieve new levels of performance and success. He is a founder member and director of Maybe International, a consultancy firm that aids organisations to be the best they can be.

Author : Ralph Brody,Murali Nair
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483314976

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Effectively Managing and Leading Human Service Organizations by Ralph Brody,Murali Nair Pdf

Now in its Fourth Edition, Effectively Managing and Leading Human Service Organizations continues to provide invaluable creative ideas for achieving managerial success. Authors Ralph Brody and Murali Nair dissect and diagnose common workplace dilemmas, offering current and future managers the skills to implement positive changes in organizations large and small. Easy-to-read, this book connects a conceptual framework and essential managerial practices with hundreds of real-life examples and case studies of applied managerial skills in organizational settings.

Author : Bruce E. Kaufman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801461668

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Managing the Human Factor by Bruce E. Kaufman Pdf

Human resource departments are key components in the people management system of nearly every medium-to-large organization in the industrial world. They provide a wide range of essential services relating to employees, including recruitment, compensation, benefits, training, and labor relations. A century ago, however, before the concept of human resource management had been invented, the supervision and care of employees at even the largest companies were conducted without written policies or formal planning, and often in harsh, arbitrary, and counterproductive ways. How did companies such as United States Steel manage a workforce of 160,000 employees at dozens of plants without a specialized personnel or industrial relations department? What led some of these organizations to introduce human resources practices at the end of the nineteenth century? How were the earliest personnel departments structured and what were their responsibilities? And how did the theory and implementation of human resources management evolve, both within industry and as an academic field of research and teaching? In Managing the Human Factor, Bruce E. Kaufman chronicles the origins and early development of human resource management (HRM) in the United States from the 1870s, when the Labor Problem emerged as the nation's primary domestic policy concern, to 1933 and the start of the New Deal. Through new archival research, an extensive review and synthesis of the historical and contemporary literatures, and case studies illustrating best (and worst) practices during this period, Kaufman identifies the fourteen ideas, events, and movements that led to the creation of specialized HRM departments in the late 1910s, as well as their further growth and development into strategic business units in the welfare capitalism period of the 1920s. The research presented in this book not only uncovers many new aspects of the early development of personnel and industrial relations but also challenges central parts of the contemporary interpretation of the concept and evolution of HRM. Rich with insights on both the present and past of human resource management, Managing the Human Factor will be widely regarded as the definitive account of the early history of employee management in American companies and a must-read for all those interested in the indispensable function of managing people in organizations.

Author : Michael J. Austin,Ralph Brody,Thomas Packard
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412941273

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Managing the Challenges in Human Service Organizations by Michael J. Austin,Ralph Brody,Thomas Packard Pdf

The novel approach of this casebook encourages the student to determine how they would act and work towards a resolution of real-world dilemmas.

Author : Ian J. Turnbull
Publisher : Thomson Carswell
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Information storage and retrieval systems
ISBN : 0779856813

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HR Manager's Guide to Managing Information Systems by Ian J. Turnbull Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bookboon
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788776814687

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Managing the Human Resource in the 21st century by Anonim Pdf

Author : D. Melé,C. Cantón,César González Cantón
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137462619

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Human Foundations of Management by D. Melé,C. Cantón,César González Cantón Pdf

Human Foundations of Management explores the human foundation of management and economic activity in a way that is accessible to readers. The structure and contents of this book examines those aspects of the human being which are relevant to management and economic activities.

Author : Dr Greg Clydesdale
Publisher : Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781472416810

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Human Nature by Dr Greg Clydesdale Pdf

Humans are weird! They can be emotional, irrational and often unpredictable, yet as their manager, it is your job to get the best out of them. In fact they are often the key to your success. Sadly, humans do not come with an instruction manual which lists their technical specifications. Human Nature by Greg Clydesdale is based on the premise that the key to good management is understanding human nature and interpersonal relations. But what is human nature? Greg argues that even where human nature is addressed at a conceptual level; the link between theory and what actually happens in the workplace is usually weak and often fails to recognize that social ability is probably the defining aspect. It is his intense focus on human nature and the link between a theoretical understanding of it and what actually happens in the workplace that makes this book so valuable. Throughout the book, you see how managers must constantly make balancing acts between conflicting forces that exist at any given time. But the essential message is: ‘If you want to make the World a better place, focus on being a better manager to your staff’. To help with this you will find an elaboration theory-based approach, in which a basic model is provided, and then elaborated on with examples from the work-place. The model consists of twenty human characteristics placed in three categories - emotion, motivation and cognition. These characteristics are then linked to what managers have to do in the workplace.

Author : Milan Zeleny
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814488846

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Human Systems Management by Milan Zeleny Pdf

Human Systems Management is an important work that integrates knowledge, management and systems into a unified world of thinking and action in business, decision-making and economics. It presents a modern synthesis of the fields of knowledge management, systems science and human organization. A biological rather than mechanistic perspective pervades the text. New and original ideas and approaches are presented with the simplicity and clarity typical of the well-known author. Contents:Production of Knowledge: Moving from Data and Information to Knowledge and WisdomManagement of Systems: Global Management ParadigmProducing Networks: Management and Self-Production in NetworksProducing Decisions: Multiple Criteria, Tradeoffs and ConflictsAttaining Wisdom: Wisdom of Management Systems Readership: Business managers, management scientists, business & management students, and business & management consultants. Keywords:Reviews:“Only an accomplished author like Dr Zeleny would dare reconcile business with art that is an art which recognizes the momentous changes which the organization has suffered in modern times … Professor Zeleny must be congratulated for his effort which extends common efforts to make the subjects of his text more meaningful and understandable.”John P van Gigch Professor Emeritus of Management and Systems California State University “Milan Zeleny is now the most cited Czech economist. Zeleny's long awaited book, 'HSM', is a vital leading indicator for 21st century management action, just as his work over 40 years ago still remains an inspiration to researchers in multi-criteria decision making.”Associate Professor Alan E Singer University of Canterbury “Professor Zeleny's emphasis on the importance of human coordination is highly illuminative, especially when it comes to the re-integration of knowledge, experiences and morality into wisdom, implying cultural enrichment and comprehensive human development, both of which are essential for sustainable development.”Professor Kensei Hiwaki Tokyo International University “It is well written and structured, with a minimum of mathematics, thus making it appealing to a broad audience. It provides numerous examples and anecdotes throughout … Overall, the book is easy to read, gives a good overview of the topic treated and encourages the reader to think outside the box.”Zentralblatt MATH

Author : R K Shankar
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781645872542

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The Art of Managing Human Power by R K Shankar Pdf

Human Power is exponential and immeasurable. Effective utilization of the same is a great art indeed and involves lots of techniques. Handling the power within us and with others is not as easy as handling other resources (land, capital & entrepreneurship). No wonder, human resource functions have assumed greater significance in every organization in recent times. If a failure occurs in any of the aforesaid 3 resources, the root-cause for such failure is the human resources and that is why they are called live-wire. There has been a total paradigm shift in organizations’ perspective –the amount spent on people towards training which was hitherto considered as an expense is now being viewed as an investment on Human Capital. That is how the emergence of Human Resource Department has taken place who acts as a link & fulcrum to all other activities in any business enterprise. The sole objective of this book The Art of Managing Human Power is to develop every individual as a productive Human Capital. Hopefully this would not only meet the requirement of every manager in an organization and all students of business schools but also would prove to be a simple guide for people management.

Author : Michael Beer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Personnel management
ISBN : 9780029023907

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Managing Human Assets by Michael Beer Pdf

Outlines a model of human resource management, discusses employee participation, reward systems, and competency, and shows how to make personnel policies an integral part of a business's overall strategy.

Author : Jim Asplund
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781595620453

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Human Sigma by Jim Asplund Pdf

Six Sigma changed the face of manufacturing quality. Now, HumanSigma is poised to do the same for sales and service organizations. Human Sigma offers an innovative, research-based approach to one of the toughest challenges businesses face today: how to effectively manage the employee-customer encounter to drive business success. Based on research spanning 10 million employees and 10 million customers around the world, the Human Sigma approach combines a proven method for assessing the health of the employee-customer encounter with a disciplined process for improving it. Human Sigma is based on five rules to bring excellence to how employees engage and interact with customers: RULE #1: E Pluribus Unum. Employee and customer experiences must be managed together — not as separate entities. RULE #2: Feelings Are Facts. Emotions drive and shape the employee-customer encounter. RULE #3: Think Globally, Measure and Act Locally. The employee-customer encounter must be measured and managed at the local level. RULE #4: There Is One Number You Need to Know. Employee and customer engagement interact to drive enhanced financial performance. And this interaction can be quantified and summarized with a single performance metric. RULE #5: If You Pray for Potatoes, You Better Grab a Hoe. Good intentions alone do not constitute a plan of action. Sustainable improvement in the employee-customer encounter requires disciplined local action coupled with a companywide commitment to changing how employees are recruited, positioned in roles, rewarded and recognized, and importantly, how they are managed. Essential reading for global business leaders, Human Sigma shows how sales and service companies can flourish in the new global economy. It reveals a profoundly different method for managing human systems for growth. Blending strategic analysis with hands-on, practical steps and advice, Human Sigma will change how you view your work, your employees and your customers forever.

Author : Nigel Nicholson
Publisher : Texere Publishing
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1587991624

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Managing the Human Animal by Nigel Nicholson Pdf

We have taken ourselves out of the Stone Age Â- but we cannot take the Stone Age out of ourselves. Time and time again managers and leaders have tried to eliminate hierarchies, internal politics, and interorganisational rivalry Â- but to no avail. Why? Evolutionary psychology would say that they are working against human nature Â- emotional and behavioral 'hardwiring' that is the legacy of our Stone Age ancestors. In this unique and important book, Professor Nigel Nicholson explores many of evolutionary psychology's central tenets and its implications for business management. The insights that this science provides into human instinct will prove illuminating to anyone seeking to understand why people act and think in frequently perplexing and unproductive ways while at work. Through his work at London Business School, Nigel Nicholson has placed himself at the forefront of this exciting Â- some would say radical Â- new field of evolutionary psychology. His research challenges many conventional beliefs about human nature and provides a more realistic picture of what motivates people and shapes their thoughts and actions at work. In Managing the Human Animal, he sets the record straight on what he regards as the utopian daydreaming which has led to ideas that indicate office politics, turf wars and gossip can be eliminated and that status and gender differences count for nothing. Instead, what he puts forward will intrigue and inform those looking to understand mankind's basic instincts and to mange them with skill.

Author : Kunle Akingbola
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135021863

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Managing Human Resources for Nonprofits by Kunle Akingbola Pdf

The core resources and capabilities of any nonprofit organization lie in their human capital; their knowledge, skills and behaviors are critical to the achievement of the organization's mission and performance. Thus, effective management of this key resource is integral to the nonprofit organization's success. This book focuses on the unique characteristics, challenges and contribution of human resource management to the strategic objectives of the nonprofit. It explores contemporary issues that place the management of people at the intersection between the mission, strategy and performance of the organization. The book: * Uses the latest theory to build models that explain the determinants and dimensions of strategic HRM within the nonprofit sector * Examines the core HRM functions in the context of the nonprofit sector to provide insight into how nonprofits can optimize HRM contributions to performance * Provides a step-by-step process to develop, implement and manage HR practices that are aligned with the strategy of the nonprofit organization * Demonstrates how to integrate volunteer management into strategic HRM Using examples from around the world, as well as cases to facilitate learning, this book is ideal for students and professionals interested in strategic human resource management, and nonprofit management.

Author : Stephen Bach,Martin Edwards
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119991533

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Managing Human Resources by Stephen Bach,Martin Edwards Pdf

This revised edition is a comprehensive, authoritative set of essays. It is more detailed and analytical than the mainstream treatments of HRM. As in previous editions, Managing Human Resources analyses HRM, the study of work and employment, using an integrated multi-disciplinary approach. The starting point is a recognition that HRM practice and firm performance are influenced by a variety of institutional arrangements that extend beyond the firm. The consequences of HRM need to incorporate analysis of employees and other stakeholders as well as the implications for organizational performance.