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Why human capital is important for organizations : people come first
- Title
- Why human capital is important for organizations : people come first / edited by Amelia Manuti, University of Bari, Italy, Pasquale Davide de Palma.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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- Description
- xxv, 198 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Why Human Capital Is Important for Organizations is an innovative book that derives from the casual meeting of people, scholars, and practitioners who live and work in many different parts of the world. The 'fil rouge' among them is their interpretation of how human resource management actually works in the present organizational context. Concretely, this book encompasses eleven chapters dealing with some of the most important issues in the field of human resource management through the exploration of four key themes: drawing the scenario, the pivots of human capital, measuring human capital, and good practices from abroad"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-193) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction / Nigel Nicholson -- Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. The Work between Fordism and Post-Fordism / Giacomo Pisani; 2. Job Fatigue and the Emancipation of Workers: Past Scenarios and Perspectives / Nicola Costantino, Pasquale Davide de Palma, and Gaetano Veneto; 3. Organizational Resiliency and Individual Employability: Psychological Capital in Change Management / Amelia Manuti -- Part II. The Cornerstone of Human Capital: 4. Entrepreneurial Employees / Francisco Diaz Bretones; 5. Leading with Heart: The Impact of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership / Kenneth S. Rhee and Tracey H. Sigler; 6. Expectation Theories and Internal and External Components of Work Experience: Reflections O and for Candidates / Grazia De Benedictis and Pasquale Davide de Palma; 7. Assessment in the Work Context / Clive Fletcher -- Part III. Measuring Hiuman Capital: 8. Measuring and Managing the financial performance of Human Capital Investments / Frank DiBernardino; 9. The People Performance Plan: It Goes beyond the Present into the Future / Pasquale Davide De Palma -- Part IV. Good Practices from Abroad: 10. Human Capital Management in Asia. The War on Talent Continues in this High-Growth Region / Fermin Diez; 11. Talent in Transition: The Dynamics and Constants of Transience / Sandeep Apte -- Conclusions. (Why) People (really) Come First / Amelia Manuti and Pasquale Davide de Palma.
- ISBN
- 9781137410788 (hardback)
- 1137410787 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2014018488
- 99960375711
- OCLC
- 865063441
- ocn865063441
- SCSB-9402601
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries