Pre-Owned The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First Hardcover 0875848419 9780875848419 Jeffrey Pfeffer

This is a Pre-Owned book. All our books are in Good or better condition. Format: Hardcover Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer ISBN10: 0875848419 ISBN13: 9780875848419 Why is common sense so uncommon when it comes to managing people? How is it that so many seemingly intelligent organizations implement harmful management practices and ideas? In his provocative new book, The Human Equation, bestselling author Jeffrey Pfeffer examines why much of the current conventional wisdom is wrong and asks us to re-think the way managers link people with organizational performance. Pfeffer masterfully builds a powerful business case for managing people effectively-not just because it makes for good corporate policy, but because it results in outstanding performance and profits. Challenging current thinking and practice, Pfeffer: -Reveals the costs of downsizing-and provides alternatives; -Identifies troubling trends in compensation, and suggests better practices; -Explains why even the smartest managers sometimes manage people unwisely; -Demonstrates how market-based forces can fail to create good people management practices, creating a need for positive public policy; -Provides practical guidelines for implementing high-performance management practices. Filled with information and ideas, The Human Equation provides much-needed guidance for managing people more wisely-and more profitably.

This is a Pre-Owned book. All our books are in Good or better condition. Why is common sense so uncommon when it comes to managing people? How is it that so many seemingly intelligent organizations implement harmful management practices and ideas? In his provocative new book, The Human Equation, bestselling author Jeffrey Pfeffer examines why much of the current conventional wisdom is wrong and asks us to re-think the way managers link people with organizational performance. Pfeffer masterfully builds a powerful business case for managing people effectively--not just because it makes for good corporate policy, but because it results in outstanding performance and profits. Challenging current thinking and practice, Pfeffer: --Reveals the costs of downsizing--and provides alternatives; --Identifies troubling trends in compensation, and suggests better practices; --Explains why even the smartest managers sometimes manage people unwisely; --Demonstrates how market-based forces can fail to create good people management practices, creating a need for positive public policy; --Provides practical guidelines for implementing high-performance management practices. Filled with information and ideas, The Human Equation provides much-needed guidance for managing people more wisely--and more profitably.