Handbook of Research on Human Factors in Contemporary Workforce Development

Handbook of Research on Human Factors in Contemporary Workforce Development

Author: Christiansen, Bryan

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-03-24

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 1522525696

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The development of any organization is deeply connected with the influences of its employees. By implementing new competencies in the workforce, both the employees and the business overall can thrive. The Handbook of Research on Human Factors in Contemporary Workforce Development is a pivotal source for the latest scholarly perspectives on social aspects and employee influences on modern business environments. Including a range of topics such as gender diversity, performance appraisal, and job satisfaction, this publication is an ideal reference for academics, professionals, students, and practitioners seeking content on optimizing development in contemporary organizations.


Creativity in Workforce Development and Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Creativity in Workforce Development and Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Blake, Sally

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-11-03

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1522549536

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Though creativity is considered an asset in the modern business world, it is currently not being promoted in educational programs. Developing, supporting, and sustaining creativity in individuals will shape the future of business and enrich the incoming workforce. Creativity in Workforce Development and Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities presents the latest scholarly research on the importance of creativity in this era of growing complexity and rapid change. Including relevant research on development and sustainability of creativity within businesses, this unique source provides coverage in areas such as teacher preparation, global workforce, and cognitive studies. This book is an important resource for educators, professionals, and students seeking current research on the best options for promoting creativity in education and the modern workforce.


Transforming Human Resource Functions With Automation

Transforming Human Resource Functions With Automation

Author: Pathak, Anchal

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-12-18

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1799841812

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Technology is used in various forms within today’s modern market. Businesses and companies, specifically, are beginning to manage their effectiveness and performance using intelligent systems and other modes of digitization. The rise of artificial intelligence and automation has caused organizations to re-examine how they utilize their personnel and how to train employees for new skillsets using these technologies. These responsibilities fall on the shoulders of human resources, creating a need for further understanding of autonomous systems and their capabilities within organizational progression. Transforming Human Resource Functions With Automation is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems within human resource management and modern alterations that are occurring. While highlighting topics including cloud-based systems, robotics, and social media, this book is ideally designed for managers, practitioners, researchers, executives, policymakers, strategists, academicians, and students seeking current research on advancements within human resource strategies through the implementation of information technology and automation.


Elicitation Strategies for Interviewing and Fieldwork: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Elicitation Strategies for Interviewing and Fieldwork: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Clarke, Rodney J.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-12-26

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1522563458

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Genre theory has been used to describe patterns within certain types of mass media, especially patterns associated with written and spoken language. These same methods can be applied to interviewing and the planning and creation of focus groups. Elicitation Strategies for Interviewing and Fieldwork: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of textual strategies associated with initiating or eliciting texts and strategies for keeping responders on task. While highlighting topics such as microgenre, interview protocol, and cultural context, this publication explores interview techniques as well as the methods of using these strategies to keep interviews relevant. This book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, journalists, communication specialists, and interviewers seeking current research on interview strategies and textual strategies important to recognizing and evaluating patterns within responses.


Emotion-Based Approaches to Personnel Management: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Emotion-Based Approaches to Personnel Management: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Fazzin, Sara

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-02-15

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1522583998

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Organizations have traditionally focused on competitive advantage strategies to improve their companies. However, new research points to the evaluation of employees’ thoughts and emotions in the workplace in order to help shape organizational culture in a way that could react, adapt, and evolve to external changes with speed and efficiency. Emotion-Based Approaches to Personnel Management: Emerging Research and Opportunities provides conceptual frameworks, analysis, and discussion of the issues concerning organizational behavior through the lens of organizational culture and emotions. The content within this publication examines diversity, consumer behavior, and emotional intelligence and is designed for managers, human resources officers, business professionals, academicians, students, and researchers.


Incivility Among Nursing Professionals in Clinical and Academic Environments: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Incivility Among Nursing Professionals in Clinical and Academic Environments: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Green, Cheryl

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-04-26

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1522573429

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Traditionally, nursing is acknowledged as a caring profession and is associated with advocating for others. However, incivility is increasingly occurring amongst nurses, both in the clinical and academic environments, and is causing affected nurses both psychological and physical harm. Incivility Among Nursing Professionals in Clinical and Academic Environments: Emerging Research and Opportunities provides emerging views and consequences surrounding workplace bullying in the healthcare profession including recognizing the signs and symptoms of incivility in the workplace, identifying ways in which affected nurses can seek help, and examining healthy methods of coping with the incivility. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as human resources, therapy, and clinical nursing, this book is ideally designed for nurses, managers, healthcare workers and consumers, hospital and clinical staff, researchers, students, and policymakers.


Handbook of Research on Managerial Practices and Disruptive Innovation in Asia

Handbook of Research on Managerial Practices and Disruptive Innovation in Asia

Author: Ordoñez de Pablos, Patricia

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-08-30

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 1799803597

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Collaboration in business allows for equitable opportunities and inclusive growth as the economy rises while also permitting partnering organizations to adopt and utilize the latest successful practices and management. However, a market in stasis may require a displacement in order to allow businesses to grow and create new alliances and partnerships toward a shared economy. There is a need for studies that seek to understand the necessity of market disruption and the best supervisory methods for remaining relevant and profitable in a time of change. The Handbook of Research on Managerial Practices and Disruptive Innovation in Asia is an essential reference source that explores successful executive behavior and business operations striving toward a more inclusive economy. Featuring research on topics such as employee welfare, brand orientation, and entrepreneurship, this publication is ideally designed for human resources developers, policymakers, IT specialists, economists, executives, managers, corporate directors, information technologists, and academicians seeking current research focusing on innovative business factors and sustainable economies in Asia.


Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Organizational Resilience During Unprecedented Times

Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Organizational Resilience During Unprecedented Times

Author: Aloulou, Wassim J.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2022-08-12

Total Pages: 770

ISBN-13: 1668446073

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Managerial, organizational, and entrepreneurial scholars across disciplines have discussed the topic of resilience from developed economies, yet much remains unknown on its practice during modern times and the crises that have recently affected daily lives, business, and workplaces. Moreover, few experiences of economic instability have been reported from emerging countries, where global competition, economic, social, environmental, and sanitary concerns remain as real challenges. It is essential that both researchers and practitioners explore new perspectives and tools to study resilience at many diverse levels and contexts. The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Organizational Resilience During Unprecedented Times explores experiences in different managerial, organizational, and entrepreneurial issues, particularly from the perspective of emerging countries. By investigating different levels with interdisciplinary approaches and integrative frameworks, it advances new perspectives for future research. Covering topics such as employee creativity, economic crisis, and supply chain management, this major reference work is an indispensable resource for entrepreneurs, business leaders and executives, marketing managers, human resource managers, organization behavior specialists, consultants, government officials, politicians, librarians, students and faculty of higher education, researchers, and academicians.


Analyzing Workplace Arrogance and Organizational Effectiveness: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Analyzing Workplace Arrogance and Organizational Effectiveness: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Tamzini, Khaled

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-03-30

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1522555269

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Arrogance plays a problematic role in organizations, and it is a unique and difficult challenge to address. Taking proper steps towards recognizing and measuring the effect of arrogance in job performance becomes an important step in improving workplace environments. Analyzing Workplace Arrogance and Organizational Effectiveness: Emerging Research and Opportunities provides emerging research on the effects entitlement and superiority have in the workplace, particularly from those in managerial and administrative positions. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics, such as contextual performance, strategic scope, and workplace arrogance scale, this book is an important resource for academics, researchers, students, and managers seeking current research on the relationship between performance and arrogance in the workplace.


Online Collaboration and Communication in Contemporary Organizations

Online Collaboration and Communication in Contemporary Organizations

Author: Kolbaek, Ditte

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-04-06

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1522540954

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The digital age has introduced a deeper sense of connectivity in business environments. By relying more heavily on current technologies, organizations now experience more effective communication and collaboration opportunities. Online Collaboration and Communication in Contemporary Organizations is a critical scholarly resource that identifies the new practices and techniques for leading, knowledge sharing, and learning through the use of online collaboration. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as online leadership, intercultural competence, and e-ethics, this book is geared toward professionals, managers, and researchers seeking current research on new practices for online collaboration and communication.