Globalization, demographic changes and lack of talented employees – they all contribute to the increase in interest in managing diversity of workers’ potential. The concept of diversity management first appeared in the eighties, but nowadays it appears even more often, especially in the business, scientific and social and legal context. Diversity management (dm) is a part of the Europe…
This third edition of Strategic Human Resource Management has been substantially revised to incorporate the latest research and thinking. A number of chapters such as those concerned with strategic HRM in general in Parts 1 and 2 have been almost completely rewritten, as has Chapter 12 on reward strategies. A new chapter on enhancing organizational effectiveness has been included and revis…
This third edition of Strategic Human Resource Management has been substantially revised to incorporate the latest research and thinking. A number of chapters such as those concerned with strategic HRM in general in Parts 1 and 2 have been almost completely rewritten, as has Chapter 12 on reward strategies. A new chapter on enhancing organizational effectiveness has been included and revis…
This handbook provides guidance on how to use reward processes to improve organizational, team and individual performance while catering for the needs of employees. Reward is defined as the recognition of the contribution or achievement of individuals or groups by a financial payment or some form of non-financial recognition. The book is evidence-based in that it makes use of the practical…
In this chapter the nature, aims, characteristics, concerns and guiding principles of performance management are described. In addition, the differences between performance appraisal and performance management are examined and reference is made to the views of a selection of practitioners on performance management. The chapter concludes with a summary of the process of performance manageme…
The book is evidence-based in that it makes use of the practical lessons learned from academic research projects but also refers to the considerable number of surveys and case studies conducted or produced by organizations such as e-reward and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The theme of the book is that reward delivers performance. It is in line with the main messa…