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Summary
Summary
Using examples from over eighty organizations, this practical guide to human resource development strategies shows how to attract, make the best use of, and retain employees of different skills and perspectives. The authors reveal the strategies successful companies are using to capitalize on today's increasingly diverse and nontraditional workforce and shows how organizations must change to mesh with the needs, preferences, life-styles, and values of contemporary workers.
Author Notes
DAVID JAMIESON is president of the Jamieson Consulting Group. He is also codirector of the Master of Science in Organization Development program at Pepperdine University. JULIE O'MARA is president of O'Mara and Associates, a human resource development consulting firm.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
This volume goes beyond other recent books on the topic by not only describing the future work force, but also offering ideas on how to make this work force more productive. The authors' managerial insights and anecdotes could be used as a how-to guide for human resource departments. The research is excellent. This book contains authentic documentation of how some companies are managing diversity and describes a new approach called flex-management. Flex-management is believed to rekindle work spirit, satisfaction, and commitment by sharing power, information, and accountability, and by aligning rewards with individual preferences. Many people believe that human resource departments will play a much more important role in the strategic planning of corporations in the future. Jamieson and O'Mara provide what could be used as a handbook for human resource managers who want to have a greater strategic impact on their organizations. The book lists organizations and individuals noted for expertise in various aspects of managing more diverse work groups. Most appropriate for graduate and professional collections.-K. T. Miller, Quinnipiac College
Table of Contents
| Beyond ""One Size Fits All"" Management |
| The Challenge and Opportunity of the Changing Workforce |
| Portraits of Diversity: Today's New Workforce |
| Toward a New Management Mindset: An Introduction to Flex-Management |
| Matching People And Jobs |
| Be Informative and Creative When Describing Jobs and Recruiting Employees |
| Help People Develop Careers They Want |
| Change Jobs and Work Hours to Meet Employee Needs |
| Hire Older and Temporary Workers |
| Managing And Rewarding Performance |
| Train Managers and Employees |
