Drawing on a range of ideas, including theories of intelligence and modes of thought, assumptions about numbers and information, and the nature of professionalism, this title sheds light on the hidden complexities of creating standards to evaluate performance.
This book shows how to move from taking orders to giving
them. Absolutely everybody in all types of organisation -
business, professional, governmental, academic - has to
make the critical leap to managing people for the first
time. There are countless books on managing people but
very little written from the perspective of the ......
Economic competitiveness depends on having the smartest workforce possible. Organisations who want to survive and grow need to be open to new ways of uncovering and developing their employee's abilities.Profiting from Multiple Intelligences in the Workplace turns Howard Gardner's revolutionary theory of multiple intelligences into user-friendly ......
What is the future shape of the American workplace? This question is the focus of a national debate as the country strives to find a system that provides a good standard of living while allowing businesses to succeed at home and compete abroad. David Levine shows that greater employee involvement in the workplace can significantly increase both ......
Human capital and organizational capital are increasingly important as a source of value in many firms. But even as this is happening, organizational forms and employment relationships appear to be changing in ways that reduce loyalty and commitment and encourage mobility on the part of employees.
Total Quality Assurance System for Human Services and Education
This practical book presents the research-validated Periodic Service Review (PSR) to improve staff training and supervision and to translate principles of effective management into concrete practices and procedures.
Aims to introduce students to the complex skills necessary for effective management in human service administration. This textbook presents actual problems through concise case studies with study-guide questions for discussion. It covers a range of situations and dilemmas that a human services student can expect to encounter as an administrator.
The well-documented gap between men's and women's earnings has aroused intense debate over the concept of comparable worth. Henry J. Aaron and Cameran M. Lougy review the conditions that have sparked the debate and unravel the implications of comparable worth for employers in public and private sectors, for labour union agendas and ......