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The Art of Sustainable Performance: A Model for Recruiting, Selection, and Pr…
This open access book revisits common approaches to recruiting and selecting the right employees. It examines how talent, intelligence, willpower, intrinsic motivation, adaptability, self-efficacy, work engagement, and employee vigor contribute to sustainable performance. Based on research involving more than 1,100 executives, senior staff, and professionals, the book presents an integrated mod…
Intangible Capital and Growth: Essays on Labor Productivity, Monetary Economi…
Intangible Capital and Growth examines the importance of intangible capital for economic growth and labor productivity in advanced economies. The book brings together eight essays by Felix Roth on intangible capital, productivity growth, monetary economics, and political economy. It explores different forms of intangible capital, including human capital, social capital, rule of law, computerize…
Talent Management in Higher Education
Talent Management in Higher Education explores the relatively underexamined field of talent management in higher education institutions. The book examines how talent is defined in academia, how talent management practices are implemented and perceived by employees, and how these practices influence academic performance. Using a multi-level and multi-actor perspective, the book places contempora…
Cities for Talent: Good Practices for Internationalisation in Medium-Sized Eu…
Cities for Talent: Good Practices for Internationalisation in Medium-sized European Cities explores how medium-sized European cities can attract, facilitate, and integrate skilled migrants while maintaining social cohesion and serving local populations. The book combines academic research with policy reflections and thematic case studies to examine challenges related to internationalisation, ta…
Public Policy Challenges In Rethinking Public Health: Comparative Perspectives
Public Policy Challenges in Rethinking Public Health: Comparative Perspectives examines the policy challenges of strengthening public health systems in the post-pandemic era. Rather than assuming that public health systems will naturally improve after COVID-19, the book explores why public health remains one of the most complex areas of public policy. Through comparative analyses of eight major…
Public Policy: Why Ethics Matters
Public Policy: Why Ethics Matters examines the essential role of ethics in public policy analysis and decision-making. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, the book explores how ethical frameworks influence the definition of policy problems, the evaluation of policy options, and the choices made by public officials. It addresses three major themes: the ethica…
Human Resource Planning for the 21st Century
Human Resource Planning for the 21st Century explores the evolving role of human resource planning and management in today’s dynamic business environment. The book examines contemporary HRM practices, emphasizing strategic workforce planning, talent management, crisis management, employer branding, and corporate social responsibility. It also discusses the impact of globalization on human res…
Beyond Human Resources: Research Paths Towards a New Understanding of Workfor…
Beyond Human Resources: Research Paths Towards a New Understanding of Workforce Management Within Organizations explores emerging trends and future directions in human resource management (HRM). The book examines how organizations are adapting workforce management practices to address technological change, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, the gig economy, employee resilience, in…
Human Resource Management: An Update
Human Resource Management – An Update addresses the major theoretical and practical issues of managing people in organizations across different industries and countries. The book presents current perspectives on human resource management in the modern workplace, covering topics such as performance management, organizational management, leadership, job analysis, diversity and inclusion, workâ€â€¦
The Practice of Human Resource Management in Canada
The Practice of Human Resource Management in Canada provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of human resource management in the Canadian context. The book covers the major domains of HRM, including employment law, job analysis and design, workforce planning, recruitment, selection, orientation and training, compensation, performance management, discipline, terminat…
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