A member of the AWL Series on Managing Human Resources! Using real-world examples to close the gap between theory and practice, the authors focus on a systematic process of identifying training needs, building programs based on job information, and evaluating training in terms of objectives. Look for thorough but concise treatment of today's key training issues, such as goal-setting theory, new legal thinking, and the training of minorities. Organizational factors affecting training and development, identifying training needs, maximizing the trainee's learning, evaluating training programs, on- and off-site training methods, developing and training leaders, theoretical approaches, management and executive development, societal concerns. For human resource generalists and specialists in the private and public business sectors.

Developing and Training Human Resources in Organizations (Prenticee Hall Series in Human Resources) (3rd Edition)

Business & Money

Wexley, Kenneth N.

Latham, Gary P.

Management & Leadership

Pearson

The book is solidly good. Rarely read. Spine is sturdy. All pages are intact. Cover is clean. No marks anywhere.

Goal Setting: A Motivational Technique That Works!

Locke, Edwin A.

Prentice Hall Direct

A member of the PH Series In Managing Human Resources! This text describes a process that identifies the critical behavior of employees that directly affects an organization's productivity and profit. Its primary emphasis is placed on practical applications of the theoretical principles of goal setting, reinforcement, role clarity, and team building.

Increasing Productivity Through Performance Appraisal (Addison Wesley Series on Managing Human Resources)

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

Skills for Managerial Success is a practical, skill building text. Mealiea and Latham have included rigorous but practical content backed up by hands-on experiential exercises. It is appropriate for a management skills course and may fit in other courses such as principles of management and organizational behavior. Complete coverage of performance appraisal and negotiation -important skills for managers

Skills for Managerial Success: Theory, Experience, and Practice

Mealiea, Laird W.

Richard D.Irwin

A member of the AWL Series on Managing Human Resources! Using real- world examples to close the gap between theory and practice, the authors focus on a systematic process of identifying training needs, building programs based on job information, and evaluating training in terms of objectives. Look for thorough but concise treatment of today's key training issues, such as goal-setting theory, new legal thinking, and the training of minorities.

Developing and Training Human Resources in Organizations (2nd Edition)

Harpercollins College Div

Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager: Making the Science of Management Work for You

In Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager, Gary Latham covers six key lessons of management. Latham offers techniques to help readers turn a strategic vision into reality. Including detailed examples from around the world, Latham shows frontline managers how to put management research into practice when on the job, with a focus on instilling resiliency and the power of a positive mindset.

Nicholas Brealey America

A seminal work in the field of motivation by the leading author on the topic, this classic has been fully revised and updated to include and distill the most current research from top international scholars. Drawing upon his experiences as a staff psychologist and consultant, Gary P. Latham writes in a mentor voice that is highly personal and rich in examples, providing a unique behavioral science framework for motivating employees in organizational settings. The book offers a chronological review of the field, and a taxonomy for the study and practice of motivation, complete with anecdotes about the major thought leaders in the field of motivation and behind-the-scenes research accounts. Highlights of this updated edition include new findings in goal-setting research, including insight into the dark side of goal-setting; more on the self in motivation, including self-regulated learning, self-evaluation methods, and the significance of self-efficacy as a predictor of performance and satisfaction; and more trending in the area of positive psychology and prosocial behavior in organizations.

Work Motivation: History, Theory, Research, and Practice

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Sage Publications, Inc.

Focusing on the day-to-day delivery of quality service that can drive a successful partnership between the Human Resources (HR) department and the rest of the company, this handbook demonstrates how HR managers can and must ensure that their teams develop the ability to anticipate and attend to the needs, wants, and expectations of managers and their employees. As it provides practical tools and guidance on building world-class HR departments, this guide aids HR leaders to plan for future client needs, conduct internal audits, and hire as well as reward customer-centric individuals. Lessons learned from thriving businesses, such as Walt Disney Co., Marriott International Inc., and Darden’s restaurants, are also applied and explained in the HR context.

HR at Your Service: Lessons from Benchmark Service Organizations

Ford, Robert C.

Society For Human Resource Management

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