Business Essentials Series brings together the writings of seasoned business journalists. It focuses on the key issues faced by leaders and managers in their journey from management student to the corner office.
Human Factor : Cases on HR Practice is about what people in the trenches have to say about the issues they have to address in areas like:
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Talent Acquisition and Retention
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Managing Change
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Compensation Management
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Managing Knowledge Workers Studies
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Developing Leadership
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Outsourcing Challenges
Enriched with real-life examples and case studies, The Human Factor focuses on the human element in business. It is a must read for managers and HR professionals.
Preface
Part I : HR Policies
Chapter 1 : India to Bharat? The Lever Way
Chapter 2 : Listening to the `Mandi?
Chapter 3 : The Qlife Model
Chapter 4 : Success Coaching
Chapter 5 : The Power of Peer Feedback
Chapter 6 : Usurping the Line Authority
Part II : Thinkers, Leaders, Teachers
Chapter 7 : The Knowledge Worker
Chapter 8 : The Aiyar School of Management
Chapter 9 : Teachers as Entrepreneurs
Chapter 10 : Five Ways to a Profit Powerhouse
Chapter 11 : Bringing Quality to Decision
Part III : Staffing, Recruitment, and a Word on Psychometric Testing
Chapter 12 : The Rank-and-Yank Appraisal System
Chapter 13 : Why e-HR Makes Business Sense
Chapter 14 : Temporary Jobs, Lasting Solution
Chapter 15 : Using the Past to Predict the Future
Chapter 16 : Measuring the Mind
Part IV : Compensation
Chapter 17 : The Rising Employee Cost
Chapter 18 : Cities of Costs and Benefits
Part V : Attrition
Chapter 19 : Losing them Young
Chapter 20 : The Internal Brain Drain
Chapter 21 : How to Stop BPO Attrition
Chapter 22 : Forget Cost Cuts, Improve Income
Part VI : Technology and Trends and a Nap at the office
Chapter 23 : The Knowledge Champions
Chapter 24 : Valuing Your Human Assets
Chapter 25 : Localised Pay for Expat Staff
Chapter 26 : The Jobs Boom Party Is On
Chapter 27 : The Next Big Opportunity
Chapter 28 : Human Capital in Equity Research
Chapter 29 : The Financial Soft Landing
Chapter 30 : HCL's HR Solution : Trouble-ticketing
Chapter 31 : Stock Options vs Stock Grants
Chapter 32 : Benchmarking Temp Salaries
Chapter 33 : Take that Power Nap at Work
Index
