Personnel Management in Britain
Published on 11. May 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-631-14186-0 (ISBN)
Description
This survey critically examines all major aspects of personnel management. Separate chapters deal with recruitment and selection, manpower planning, appraisal training and development, supervision, management development, organization development, discipline and communications. Other areas covered include pay, benefits and conditions, the design of organizations and participation and involvement.
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Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-631-14186-0 (9780631141860)
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Content
Part 1 THE DESIGN OF ORGANISATIONS: The Structure of Organizations, Arthur Francis; Principles and Practice in Job Design, Dr. David Buchanan. PART 2 EMPLOYEE RESOURCING: Manpower Planning, Dr. Stuart Timperley; Recruitment and Selection, Tom Watson; Appraisal, Dr. Gerry Randell. PART 3 EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT: Training and Development, Professor Robert Lindley and Keith Sisson; Supervision, Bruce Partridge; Management Development Philip Sadler; Organization Development, Professor Andrew Pettigrew. PART 4 THE WAGE-WORK BARGAIN: Pay, Benefits and Conditions (Manual); Pay, Benefits and Conditions (Non-Manual), Professor Angela Bowey; Developments in Harmonisation, Robert Price; Discipline, Linda Dickens and Paul Edwards; Communications, Barbara Townley; Direct Participation, Dr. Barrie Dale; Indirect (Representative) Participation, Professor George S. Bain. PART 5 THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PERSONNEL FUNCTION: Title similar to above, Keith Sisson.