Short entries / / volume one editor, Robert K. Prescott

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141300703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, : Pfeiffer, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-18967-1; 1-280-67543-8; 9786613652362; 1-118-36474-0; 1-118-18966-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (511 p.)
• Collana: The encyclopedia of human resource management ; ; v. 1
• Altri autori (Persone): PrescottRobert K
• Disciplina: 658.3003
• Soggetti: Personnel management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: The Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management; Contents; Introduction to Volume One; 1. The Evolving Practice of Talent Management; 2. Multi-Rater (360-Degree) Feedback Instruments; 3. Action Learning; 4. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA); 5. Adverse Impact; 6. Affirmative Action; 7. Affirmative Action Plans; 8. Appreciative Inquiry; 9. Assessment; 10. Background Investigation; 11. Behavior Modeling; 12. Employee Benefits; 13. Burnout; 14. Business Ethics; 15. Campus Recruiting; 16. Career Development; 17. Change Management; 18. Child and Elder Care; 19. Civil Rights Acts; 20. Civil Rights Act of 199121. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA); 22. Collective Bargaining; 23. Comparable Worth; 24. Compensation; 25. Corporate University; 26. Crisis Management; 27. Corporate Social Responsibility; 28. Culture; 29. Disciplinary Procedures; 30. Drug Tests; 31. Employee Wellness Programs; 32. Employment-at-Will; 33. Employee Relations; 34. Equal Pay Act of 1963; 35. Executive Compensation; 36. Executive Education; 37. Executive Order 11246; 38. Executive Search Firms; 39. Flexible Benefits; 40. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; 41. Glass Ceilings; 42. Global Supply Chain Management for HR43. Global Teams; 44. ; Grievance; 45. Guilds; 46. HR Metrics and Analytics; 47. Human Resources Compliance; 48. Human Resource Strategy; 49. Mergers and Acquisitions; 50. Human Resource Management; 51. Internships; 52. Job Analysis; 53. Job Design; 54. Job Satisfaction; 55. Leadership Development; 56. Learning and Development; 57. Leisure Counseling; 58. Loyalty; 59. Merit Pay; 60. National Labor Relations Act; 61. National Labor Relations Board; 62. Negligent Hiring; 63. New Employee Orientation; 64. Ombuds; 65. Organizational Citizenship; 66. Outsourcing67. Pay Grades; 68. Performance Aids; 69. Performance Management; 70. Progressive Discipline; 71. Project Management; 72. Quality Circles; 73. Recreation Programs; 74. Recruitment and Selection; 75. Self-Directed Work Teams; 76. Social Responsibility; 77. Strategic Human Resource Management; 78. Succession Planning and Management; 79. Training Needs Analysis; 80. Virtual Teams; 81. Work Values; 82. Work/Family Balance; 83. Workplace Chaplaincy; 84. Wrongful Discharge; Contributors; Subject Index; Name Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Human resource management is a vital function of any organization, at the nexus of business practice, psychology, and law. This one-of-a-kind and all-in-one print and online encyclopedia offers access to information on all manner of topics and issues related to the ""people"" side of business. Volume 1 covers an A-Z spectrum of all the key topics and issues related to human resource management, labor, and workplace policy. For professionals in human resource management, the Encyclopedia serves as a must-have reference. For students, researchers, and educators, it is a first stop