
HR Strategy
Creating Business Strategy with Human Capital
Paul Kearns(Author)
Elsevier (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 4. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-1-85617-815-0 (ISBN)
Description
With a huge proportion of any organization's expenditure invested in human resources and economic pressures demanding that companies become leaner than ever, it has never been more important for HR professionals to think and act strategically to turn their people planning into profit.
Focusing on HR as a key driver of competitive advantage and sustainable success, HR Strategy, second edition, demonstrates how to create a winning human resource strategy by predicting the results you expect to see and developing a workable, measurable plan for managing human capital. All of this requires an ability to tap into the needs of individual employees to unleash their maximum value.
This concise, easy-to-read text takes a practical, how-to approach, covering both the wide-angle theory and the day-to-day practice. This new edition includes:
Updated case studies to demonstrate how strategies work in different organizational contexts
Thorough revision throughout to incorporate the latest theories, developments, tools and measures
Increased focus on the questions you need to ask about how your organization is configured, its values and principles, and what changes can be made from the ground up
Focusing on HR as a key driver of competitive advantage and sustainable success, HR Strategy, second edition, demonstrates how to create a winning human resource strategy by predicting the results you expect to see and developing a workable, measurable plan for managing human capital. All of this requires an ability to tap into the needs of individual employees to unleash their maximum value.
This concise, easy-to-read text takes a practical, how-to approach, covering both the wide-angle theory and the day-to-day practice. This new edition includes:
Updated case studies to demonstrate how strategies work in different organizational contexts
Thorough revision throughout to incorporate the latest theories, developments, tools and measures
Increased focus on the questions you need to ask about how your organization is configured, its values and principles, and what changes can be made from the ground up
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
337 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85617-815-0 (9781856178150)
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06/2003
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Person
Paul Kearns is a respected HR strategy consultant and recognised authority in measuring the financial impact of human capital strategies. He has taught HR-business strategy at MBA level for over 10 years and has a growing reputation in the UK and worldwide, as seen by his appearance in HR Magazine's Most Influential list of 2008.
Content
Executive introduction and overview
What is the purpose of HR-business strategy?
HR-business strategy is a new, generic option
What does a strategic HR-business look and feel like?
So what is the best theory on managing people?
Are you mature enough for HR-business strategy?
Who will develop the HR-business strategy?
Strategic value measures and management tools
What factors have the biggest influence on the value of an HR-business strategy?
Due diligence and reporting on human capital
What is the purpose of HR-business strategy?
HR-business strategy is a new, generic option
What does a strategic HR-business look and feel like?
So what is the best theory on managing people?
Are you mature enough for HR-business strategy?
Who will develop the HR-business strategy?
Strategic value measures and management tools
What factors have the biggest influence on the value of an HR-business strategy?
Due diligence and reporting on human capital