People, Process, and Profit: A Strategic HR Approach" is a comprehensive textbook that explores the critical role of Human Resource Management in driving organizational success. It highlights the interconnectedness of people, processes, and profit, offering insights into how strategic HR practices can enhance employee performance, optimize business processes, and contribute to profitability. The book delves into key HR functions such as talent management, employee engagement, leadership development, and organizational culture, providing readers with practical frameworks and tools to align HR strategies with business goals. It serves as a valuable resource for students, HR professionals, and business leaders.
Learn to unlock the potential of your employees and colleagues with this definitive resource for people management People Strategy: How to Invest in People and Make Culture Your Competitive Advantage provides readers with a powerful framework in which to develop high-performing teams, increase employee motivation, and use data to build an inviting and effective company culture. Author Jack Altman, cofounder and CEO of Lattice, an award-winning HR and performance management platform, shows you how to: Establish the values that will form the bedrock of your organization Develop feedback processes that help employees feel heard, supported, and equipped to succeed Monitor the breadth and depth of employee engagement in your company Use the data and insights created by your People Strategy to drive business results Perfect for executives, managers, and human resource professionals, People Strategy also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even an interest in how to develop, nurture, and unlock the potential of their employees and colleagues.
Three experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance. Drawing from the authors' ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms, this book describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm's overall strategy—what the authors describe as an HR Scorecard—and measuring its activities in terms that line managers and CEOs will find compelling. Analyzing how each element of the HR system can be designed to enhance firm performance and maximize the overall quality of human capital, this important book heralds the emergence of HR as a strategic powerhouse in today's organizations.
With a huge proportion of organizations' expenditure related to their human resources and recent economic pressures making companies more lean that ever, it has never been more important for HR professionals to think and act strategically, and turn their people planning into profit. Focused on HR as a key tool for competitive advantage and sustainable success, "HR Strategy" demonstrates how to develop a winning human resource strategy working backwards from the results you want to see towards a workable, measurable plan for managing human capital. Tap into the needs of individual employees to unleash their maximum value with this concise, easy-to-read book that takes a practical, how-to approach, covering the wide-angle theory and the day-to-day practice. This new edition includes: updated case studies to demonstrate strategies work in different organizational contexts; thorough revision throughout to incorporate the latest theories, developments, tools and measures; increased focus on the questions you need to ask yourself about your organization's drivers and values in order to make real changes from the ground level up. Paul Kearns is a respected HR strategy consultant and recognised authority in measuring the financial impact of human capital strategies. He has taught HR-business strategy at MBA level for over 10 years and has a growing reputation in the UK and worldwide, as seen by his appearance in "HR Magazine's" Most Influential list of 2008. This new edition features updated case studies and thorough revision throughout to incorporate the latest theories, developments, tools and measures. It comes now with increased focus on the questions you need to ask yourself about your organization's drivers and values in order to make real changes from the ground level up. It is written by recognised leading consultant featured in "HR Magazine's" Most Influential list of 2008
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than two million copies in print! The premier resource for how to deliver results in an uncertain world, whether you’re running an entire company or in your first management job. “A must-read for anyone who cares about business.”—The New York Times When Execution was first published, it changed the way we did our jobs by focusing on the critical importance of “the discipline of execution”: the ability to make the final leap to success by actually getting things done. Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan now reframe their empowering message for a world in which the old rules have been shattered, radical change is becoming routine, and the ability to execute is more important than ever. Now and for the foreseeable future: • Growth will be slower. But the company that executes well will have the confidence, speed, and resources to move fast as new opportunities emerge. • Competition will be fiercer, with companies searching for any possible advantage in every area from products and technologies to location and management. • Governments will take on new roles in their national economies, some as partners to business, others imposing constraints. Companies that execute well will be more attractive to government entities as partners and suppliers and better prepared to adapt to a new wave of regulation. • Risk management will become a top priority for every leader. Execution gives you an edge in detecting new internal and external threats and in weathering crises that can never be fully predicted. Execution shows how to link together people, strategy, and operations, the three core processes of every business. Leading these processes is the real job of running a business, not formulating a “vision” and leaving the work of carrying it out to others. Bossidy and Charan show the importance of being deeply and passionately engaged in an organization and why robust dialogues about people, strategy, and operations result in a business based on intellectual honesty and realism. With paradigmatic case histories from the real world—including examples like the diverging paths taken by Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase and Charles Prince at Citigroup—Execution provides the realistic and hard-nosed approach to business success that could come only from authors as accomplished and insightful as Bossidy and Charan.
The international best seller Human Resource Champions helped set the HR agenda for the 1990s and enabled HR professionals to become strategic partners in their organizations. But earning a seat at the executive table was only the beginning. Today's HR leaders must also bring substantial value to that table. Drawing on their 16-year study of over 29,000 HR professionals and line managers, leading HR experts Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank propose The HR Value Proposition. The authors argue that HR value creation requires a deep understanding of external business realities and how key stakeholders both inside and outside the company define value. Ulrich and Brockbank provide practical tools and worksheets for leveraging this knowledge to create HR practices, build organizational capabilities, design HR strategy, and marshal resources that create value for customers, investors, executives, and employees. Written by the field's premier trailblazers, this book charts the path HR professionals must take to help lead their organizations into the future. Ulrich is a professor at the University of Michigan School of Business and the author of 12 books and more than 100 articles on the subject of human resources. Brockbank is a clinical professor of business at the University of Michigan School of Business, the author of award-winning papers on HR strategy, and an adviser to top global organizations.
Human Resource Strategy provides an overview of the academic and practitioner responses to these and other questions. Applying an integrative framework, the authors review twenty years' worth of empirical and theoretical research in an attempt to reconcile often-conflicting conceptual models and competing empirical results. The authors present much of the relevant research in the context of the critical strategic decisions that executives must actually make with regard to human resource investments and deployments. As a result, often complex theoretical models and scientific findings are presented such that they are not only understandable but also highly relevant to non-research-oriented practitioners.
How the Best Companies are Skipping HR and Winning the Future of Work with People Ops People Operations: Automate HR, Design a Great Employee Experience, and Unleash Your Workforce explains how leaders at small- and medium-sized businesses can stop spending time on HR administration—"paperwork"—and start focusing on the "peoplework" that truly fuels employee growth and productivity. Authors Jay Fulcher, Kevin Marasco, Tracy Cote of Zenefits, the leading people operations platform, provide readers with a playbook for creating a massive competitive advantage by eliminating antiquated approaches to HR. The book takes a look at how work has changed and what companies need to do about it, and the new approach they must take to processes, systems, and best practices. You'll learn how to eliminate busywork and hassle, and how to use that newfound time and capital to empower your biggest asset: your people. You'll receive the end-to-end guide to: Digitizing legacy HR functions Using robots for the busywork you hate Employing software to design and improve your employee experience Assembling and empowering your "people team" Utilizing the included plans and templates to guide each stage of your business transformation Perfect for managers, leaders, small business owners, and executives, People Operations is perfect for anyone who wants to optimize HR, maximize their workforce investment, support their employees, and modernize their business.
The highly anticipated third edition of Strategic Human Resource Management offers a fresh perspective on SHRM. Bringing together a wealth of expertise in HRM, Work and Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, the authors provide a balanced approach to structuring and solving real-life HR issues in organizations. This new edition aligns Human Resource practices with both the internal and external organizational context and takes a critical perspective on economics, sustainability, psychology, sociology, and industrial relations. Its unique multi-level approach includes the individual employee, teams, business units, organizations, sectors, and countries to build a more balanced people management value chain. New additions: • New chapter on Career Development • New Activity Boxes to encourage practical application of theory • New case studies throughout, including Google, easyJet and Ikea • Major revisions to chapters to highlight sustainable career development, employability, digitalization, and diversity • Major update of the scientific literature references Key Features: • Cases and Discussion Questions provide real-world scenarios and issues to illustrate contemporary HR issues in practice • Stop and Reflect Boxes throughout each chapter are designed to encourage students to critically evaluate topics and issues raised and how they can be applied to real-life situations • Personal Development Boxes help students think about how to link theoretical concepts with the development of personal skills appropriate to effective HRM • Experiential Exercises present ‘Individual’ and ‘Team’ tasks that can be used as in-class exercises encouraging students to learn from direct experiences Paul Boselie is Professor in Public Administration & Organization Science at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. His research traverses human resource management, institutionalism, strategic management and industrial relations. Beatrice van der Heijden is Professor in Strategic Human Resource Management at Radboud University, the Netherlands, and Head of the SHRM Department. Her research and teaching are focused on strategic human resource management, sustainable careers, employability, and aging at work.
Reflecting the global nature of the workplace, this is a concise introduction to the world of human resource management that goes beyond a prescriptive, how-to approach and prepares you for the issues and dilemmas you may face in your HR career. Includes new discussions on the impact of Black Lives Matter on HR, the effect of Covid-19 on recruitment and on the mental health of employees, and post-Brexit points-based immigration Boxed features including ‘Ethical Insights’, ‘Research Insights’, and ‘HRM in Practice’ highlight contemporary practices, critical perspectives, and discussions and debates related to each chapter Now features a running case study, where in each chapter you can apply what you’ve learnt to solve a challenge faced by the HR Manager of a hotel Illustrated with real-world case studies and examples from a cross section of industries, such as Netflix, Nike, and Just Eat Comprehensive online resources, including author videos, over 25 additional case studies, access to full journal articles and self-test quizzes. Suitable for anyone studying HRM – as part of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, or on a specialist program of study.
