An indispensable guide to the new techniques for managing knowledge workers. They are the idea people, whose brain power and experience have become more valuable to their companies than physical assets or products (think Microsoft). Today's knowledge workers are so in demand, especially in the high-tech sector, that many command large salaries and will job-hop at the drop of a hat. This hands-o…
The 1980s and 1990s have seen a growing interest in research and practice in information systems design and development from a human-centered perspective. This is an interest that is accelerated by the increase in organizations in which the human resource provides the means to key competitive advantage. Human Centered Methods in Information Systems: Current Research and Practice is a compilati…
This collection of 21 original essays from HR, HRIS, HRIM and IT experts examines the new systems, people and management challenges the profession will face in the years to come. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Introduction by Robert H. Stambaugh "The future ain’t what it used to be." HR 20/20: Clarifying the View of HR in Year 2020 Consulting in the 21st Century: Manag…