1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910715030103321

Titolo

The elements of the China challenge / / by The Policy Planning staff, Office of the Secretary of State

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, , 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (72 pages)

Soggetti

National security - United States

Sanctions (International law)

International law

China Military policy

China Military relations

China Politics and government 1949-

China Foreign relations 1949-

United States Foreign relations China

China Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"November 2020."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910817513003321

Autore

Coron Clotilde

Titolo

Quantifying human resources : uses and analyses / / Clotilde Coron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE : , : Wiley, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-119-72174-1

1-119-72175-X

1-119-72176-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 pages)

Collana

Innovation, entrepreneurship, management series. Technological innovations and human resources set ; ; Volume 2

Disciplina

658.3

Soggetti

Personnel management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I.1. The omnipresence of quantification in Western societies -- I.2. The specific challenges of human resources quantification: quantifying the human being -- I.3. HR quantification: effective solution or myth? Two lines of research -- I.4. The positioning of this work -- I.5. Structure of the book -- 1. From the Statisticalization of Labor to Human Resources Algorithms: The Different Uses of Quantification -- 1.1. Quantifying reality: quantifying individuals or positions

1.1.1. The statisticalization of individuals and work -- 1.1.2. Informing and justifying decisions concerning individuals -- 1.2. From reporting to HR data analysis -- 1.2.1. HR reports and dashboards: definitions and examples -- 1.2.2. HR analytics and statistical studies -- 1.3. Big Data and the use of HR algorithms -- 1.3.1. Big Data in HR: definitions and examples -- 1.3.2. The breaks introduced by Big Data in HR -- 2. Quantification and Decision-making -- 2.1. In search of objectivity -- 2.1.1. The myth of objective quantification -- 2.1.2. Limited objectivity

2.1.3. Objectivity, a central issue in HR -- 2.2. In search of personalization -- 2.2.1. Are we reaching the end of the positioning of statistics as a science of large numbers? -- 2.2.2. Personalization: a challenge for the HR function -- 2.3. In search of predictability --



2.3.1. Are we heading toward a rise in predictability at the expense of understanding? -- 2.3.2. The predictive approach: an issue for the HR function -- 3. How are Quantified HR Management Tools Appropriated by Different Agents? -- 3.1. The different avatars of the link between managerial rationalization and quantification

3.1.1. Bureaucracy -- 3.1.2. New Public Management -- 3.1.3. Algorithmic management -- 3.2. Distrust of data collection and processing -- 3.2.1. Providing data, not such a harmless approach for employees -- 3.2.2. Can numbers be made to reflect whatever we like? -- 3.3. Distrust of a disembodied decision -- 3.3.1. Decisions made solely on the basis of figures -- 3.3.2. Decisions made solely by algorithms -- 4. What Effects are the Effects of Quantification on the Human Resources Function? -- 4.1. Quantification for HR policy evaluation? -- 4.1.1. Measuring the implementation of HR policies

4.1.2. Measuring the effects of HR policies -- 4.2. Quantifying in order to legitimize the HR function? -- 4.2.1. Measuring the performance of the HR function -- 4.2.2. Measuring the link between HR function performance and organizational performance -- 4.3. The quantification and risk of HR business automation -- 4.3.1. HR professions with a high risk of automation -- 4.3.2. Support for the employees concerned -- 5. The Ethical Issues of Quantification -- 5.1. Protection of personal data -- 5.1.1. Risks relating to personal data

Sommario/riassunto

Since the late 20th Century, Human Resources (HR) has had a legal obligation to produce reports for management in most firms. However, these have long been considered restrictive and are seldom used to improve decision-making. More recently, the emergence of analytics, Big Data and algorithms has enabled a reconfiguration of the uses of quantification in HR. Accompanied by empirical examples, this book presents and defines the different tools and uses of quantification in HR. It studies the effect of these tools on decision-making and ' without subscribing to the myth of objective and rational quantification ' presents the contributions and limits of the use of data in HR, and analyzes the potential risks of excessive quantification. It also discusses the appropriation of these tools by the various players in a company and examines their effects on the position of HR.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974326203321

Autore

Montiglio Silvia <1960->

Titolo

From villain to hero : Odysseus in ancient thought / / Silvia Montiglio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor [Mich.] : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2011

ISBN

9786613282361

9781283282369

1283282364

9780472027507

0472027506

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Classificazione

18.43

Disciplina

880.9/351

Soggetti

Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Setting the stage -- "Odysseus was not . . .": Antisthenes' defense of an abused hero -- Plato's Odysseus: a soldier in the soul -- Yearning for excellence: Odysseus in cynic and stoic thought -- King, friend, and flatterer: Odysseus in epicureanism and beyond -- Between contemplation and action -- Epilogue: Odysseus' virtus and thirst for knowledge in the Renaissance.

Sommario/riassunto

Odysseus as a model of wisdom in Greek and Roman philosophy.