Wayne F. Cascio Bücher

This book presents a logical framework for understanding the economic value of Human Resources investments, guiding readers on how to select HR initiatives that provide optimal strategic value while eliminating ineffective ones. It introduces best-practice metrics and analysis techniques for various HR areas, including talent management and health programs. The authors, Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau, offer a groundbreaking approach to HR measurement that aligns investments with organizational goals, positioning HR as a vital strategic partner. Readers will learn to implement and utilize metrics to enhance decision-making and organizational effectiveness while maximizing HR investment value. Key foundational principles such as risk, return, and economies of scale are discussed, enabling objective evaluations of investments in areas like training and work/life programs. The book also emphasizes integrating HR with enterprise strategy and budgeting, fostering collaboration with business leaders outside HR. For those seeking to secure or enhance their role in strategic discussions, this resource is essential. Additionally, free online software is available to automate key calculations, making it accessible even for those without advanced math skills.

Firms that restructure through downsizing are not more profitable than those that don't, and often end up hurting themselves in the long run. Responsible Restructuring draws on the results of an eighteen-year study of S&P 500 firms to prove that it makes good business sense to restructure responsibly-to avoid downsizing and instead regard employees as assets to be developed rather than costs to be cut.Wayne Cascio explodes thirteen common myths about downsizing, detailing its negative impact on profitability, productivity, quality, and on the morale, commitment, and even health of survivors. He uses real-life examples to illustrate successful approaches to responsible restructuring used by companies such as Charles Schwab, Compaq, Cisco, Motorola, Reflexite, and Southwest Airlines. And he offers specific, step-by-step advice on what to do-and what not to do-when developing and implementing a restructuring strategy that, unlike layoffs, leaves the organization stronger and better able to face the challenges ahead.

Wayne Cascio's Managing Human Resources, 6/e, is perfect for the general management student whose job inevitably will involve responsibility for managing people. It explicitly links the relationship between productivity, quality of work life, and profits to various human resource management activities and, as such, strengthens the students' perception of human resource management as an important function, which affects individuals, organizations, and society. It is research-based and contains strong links to the applicability of this research to real business situations.

This text integrates psychological theory with tools and methods of the workplace. It presents a model of scientific procedure and fundamental theory that will help students develop a solid foundation of related knowledge. human resource management added to each chapter; updated information on the political and interpersonal issues in performance appraisal; and coverage of the practical implications of recent legal and scientific developments in the use of drug screening, honesty tests, pre-employment interviews, and more.