The Performance Imperative
Strategies for Enhancing Workforce Effectiveness
Published on 20. June 1995
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-0-7879-0085-4 (ISBN)
Description
Brings together a range of techniques and approaches for increasing peoples' effectiveness at work, from performance measurement to gain-sharing systems. This text offers an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to improving effectiveness in the workplace, drawing on the expertise of leading thinkers and practitioners in the field - including Edward E. Lawler on challenges to organizational effectiveness, Phillip Crosby on quality management, Susan A. Mohrman on designing work teams, and Jennifer Jarratt and Joseph Coates on the new role of human resources in improving organization and human performance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 161 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0085-4 (9780787900854)
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Content
1. Raising the Bar: Strategies for Achieving High Performance(Howard Risher, Charles Fay) Part One: Understanding the Emerging World of Work 2. The Changing Nature of Work(Charles Fay) 3. Organizational Effectiveness: The New Realities and Challenges(Edward E. Lawler III) 4. Supporting the Transition: A Redefined Role for Human Resources(Jennifer Jarratt, Joseph F. Coates) Part Two: Organizing for High Performance 5. Moving Toward the Virtual Workplace(N. Fredric Crandall, Mark J. Wallace, Jr.) 6. Reengineering: Improving Productivity Through Business Process Redesign(Alfred J. Walker) 7. Integrating People and Technology: Socio-Technical Perspectives on the Structure of Work(Stuart S. Winby) Part Three: Providing Effective Leadership 8. Creating a High-Performance Climate: A CEO's Perspective(Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.) 9. Championing the Successful Quality Effort(Richard C. Whitley) 10. Quality Management in the Real World(Phillip B. Crosby) Part Four: Developing High-Performance Management Systems 11. Linking Business Strategy, Unit Goals, and Performance Management Systems(Craig Eric Schneier) 12. Designing Work Teams to Fit the Organization(Susan Albers Mohrman) 13. Using Measurement to Reinforce Strategy(Carl G. Thor) Part Five: Linking the Reward System to High Performance 14. Base Pay: Rethinking the Basic Framework(Howard Risher) 15. Developmental Pay: Aligning Employee Capabilities with Business Needs(Richard W. Beatty, Boris Dimitroff, Dennis O'Neill) 16. Group Incentives: Improving Performance Through Shared Goals and Rewards(John G. Belcher) 17. Rewarding Special Performance: Low-Cost, High-Impact Awards(Jerry McAdams) Part Six: Moving Beyond Confrontational Labor/Management Relations 18. Legal Aspects of Employee Participation(James R. Redeker, Daniel P. O'Meara) 19. Making Everyone a Stakeholder: Strategies for Addressing Conflicting Needs(Lynn R. Williams) Part Seven: Next Steps 20. Managing Employees as a Source of Competitive Advantage(Howard Risher, Charles Fay).