In this clearly written study, O'Brien (The Fast Forward MBA in Business), a former communications consultant, puts a positive spin on the progress women have made in corporate America during the last three decades. According to the author, current research that focuses on "glass ceilings" or the small number of female CEOs obscures what women have actually achieved in the workplace. Drawing on…
In today's challenging job-market, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off mid-career, and people searching for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and advice on which job-hunt strategies work--and which don't. This …
TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Key for symbols Introduction 1 The new world of management From the machine age to the information age F. W. Taylor: Management as science Henri Fayol: Defining managemenT Beyond scientific management The mythology of managerial work Peter Drucker: The prophet of change Knowledge management Decision theory 2 The new world of organizat…
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Ch. 1 What Is the Global Demand for Expatriates? Ch. 2 What Are the Profiles of Today’s Expatriates? Ch. 3 What Are the Purposes of Expatriate Assignments? Ch. 4 What Challenges Do Expatriates and Managers Face? Ch. 5 How Can Managers Identify the Best Expatriate Candidates? What Can Individuals Do to Enroll? Ch. 6 How Should Managers Assess and Train the Ca…
Creativity expert Ken Robinson has carved out a niche for himself in the self-help genre. In his latest title, a sequel to the bestselling The Element, Robinson puts forth a strategy for self-analysis and introspection designed to bring about personal transformation. A British native now living in the United States, Robinson, with his conversational tone and relaxed cadence, seems to go out of …
Designed from the perspective of program managers, this book uses a “how-to” approach in examining the basic techniques and practices of human resource/personnel management. Each technique/practice is set within a strategic framework focusing on achieving organizational goals, and corresponds to exercises that provide action learning, hands-on experience for readers. Chapter topics cove…