Research Catalog

Title

Roadmap to strategic HR : turning a great idea into a business reality / Ralph Christensen ; foreword by Dave Ulrich.

Author

Christensen, Ralph, 1951-

Publication

New York : American Management Association, [2006], ©2006.

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Description

xv, 270 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Roadmap to Strategic HR is a sorely needed prescription for achieving strategic focus in complex organizations. Drawn from the author's more than 25 years of experience and insights as an HR practitioner at Hallmark and other companies, the book outlines a 10-step, results-oriented plan for making the transition. It helps you integrate top-quality tactical work with innovative internal systems - talent systems, training systems, reward systems, or work processes - that will meet the strategic business demands of your organization."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Roadmap to strategic human resources

Subject

• Personnel management
• Personnel departments > Management
• Manpower planning
• Strategic planning
• Personnel management > Vocational guidance

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. The complexity of the challenge -- Ch. 2. From rigid administrators to strategic contributors -- Ch. 3. Assess the organization's readiness for change -- Ch. 4. Develop a framework and language for HR -- Ch. 5. Understand the senior HR leader's role as organizational architect -- Ch. 6. Clarify line management's role in creating and owning human resources strategy -- Ch. 7. Create a human and organizational strategy -- Ch. 8. Examine the five human resources processes through a strategic lens -- Ch. 9. Examine workforce planning and staffing through a strategic lens -- Ch. 10. Examine performance management through a strategic lens -- Ch. 11. Examine organization development through a strategic lens -- Ch. 12. Examine learning and development through a strategic lens -- Ch. 13. Examine employee relations through a strategic lens -- Ch. 14. Clarify the roles of generalist and specialist -- Ch. 15. Design the structure of your new HR organization -- Ch. 16. Assess and upgrade your HR talent -- Ch. 17. Managing the roadblocks in making the transition to strategic HR -- Ch. 18. Managing your career in the field of strategic human resources -- Ch. 19. The future of human resources.

ISBN

0814408672

LCCN

2005009556

OCLC

• 58986106
• ocm58986106
• SCSB-5925447

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries