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"Very few performance improvement products and services deliver everything they promise. So how can you be sure you're getting your money's worth and selecting the right performance solution for your organization's needs? Fortunately, a great deal of research has been done on the various types of performance improvement programs, telling you exactly what works and what doesn't. Turning Research Into Results gathers into one essential book this important...
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Today, organizations of all kinds are ruled by the belief that the path to success is quantifying human performance, publicizing the results, and dividing up the rewards based on the numbers. But in our zeal to instill the evaluation process with scientific rigor, we've gone from measuring performance to fixating on measuring itself. The result is a tyranny of metrics that threatens the quality of our lives and most important institutions. In this...
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"Business managers use ratios and formulas to understand not only the financial performance of their departments but also their efficiency, effectiveness, capacity, market share, and a host of other values. Steven Bragg compiles an authoritative compendium of these analytical tools in Business Ratios and Formulas: A Comprehensive Guide, providing managers the full complement of methods to accurately assess their organization's performance." "The appendix...
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To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book Now, Discover Your Strengths. The book has spent more than five years on bestseller lists and ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder has helped millions discover their top five talents. In StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment and much more....
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After reading this book, you will fully understand how to write bullets and "why" every word matters. In 2003 the author created a seminar to teach a fair and consistent process to evaluate recognition packages. This seminar transformed an entire organization within six months. Since then, the techniques have decisively transformed the writing, recognition, and promotions of every organization applying them. The practices in this book continue to...
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Three experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance. Drawing from the authors' ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms, this book describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm's overall strategy--what the authors describe as an HR Scorecard--and measuring its activities in terms that line managers and CEOs will find compelling. Analyzing how each element...
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"Road accidents are the major cause of death and injury among young people in the developing world, and the field of psychology can offer great insights into the many factors that are at play when we get behind the wheels of our cars. Based on data collected around the world on drivers of all age groups, Graham Hole provides an up to date picture of the realities of driving, including visual perception issues, cell phone distractions, fatigue, drugs,...
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Comprehensive study of the motor vehicle industry of the USA from 1945 to 1971 - covers planning, technology, mergers, costs, prices and pricing policy, demand structure, production, the wholesale trade and retail trade, sales, air pollution, safety issues, etc., and includes an evaluation of performance record and recommendations for government policy. Bibliography pp. 307 to 312, references and statistical tables.
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This text provides an introduction to personnel economics, showing how economists can make specific predictions and prescriptions for personnel issues that arise in business on a daily basis. The author focuses on compensation and its relation to worker motivation, selection and teamwork.
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