The Entrepreneurs Fieldbook or Strategic Human Resource Management

The Entrepreneur's Fieldbook

Author: John B Vinturella

This brief book combines theory, hands-on activities and the experience of a proven entrepreneur. With its questioning style, high-quality enrichment materials, andreal-life experiences, this book will help readers learn through its use of chapter objectives, exercises, case studies, checkpoints, chapter summaries, and review questions. The book covers: Entrepreneurship: Concepts and Issues; Sources of Venture Ideas: Entrepreneurship on the Internet; Market Research and Analysis; Refining the Venture Idea: Testing, Fit, and Feasibility; Startup Alternatives: Home-Based, Franchises, and Existing Businesses; Financing the Venture and more. A practical book for anyone interested in entrepreneurship.

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Strategic Human Resource Management: People and Performance Management in the Public Sector

Author: Dennis M Daley

Designed from the perspective of program managers, this book uses a “how-to” approach in examining the basic techniques and practices of human resource/personnel management. Each technique/practice is set within a strategic framework focusing on achieving organizational goals, and corresponds to exercises that provide action learning, hands-on experience for readers. Chapter topics cover organization of personnel function, planning, motivation, compensation, benefits, position management, staffing, designing appraisal systems, performance appraisal, training and development, employee rights, and labor relations. For first-line supervisors, and other individuals working in the area of Personnel Administration and Human Resources Management.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
ch. 1	Organization of the Personnel Function	1
	Strategic Human Resource Management	2
	Public versus Private Differences	10
	Protection versus Efficiency	13
	The Organization and Personnel Management	22
ch. 2	Planning	31
	Strategic Planning	31
	Implementation	44
	Evaluation	50
ch. 3	Motivation and Productivity	52
	Content Theories	54
	Process Theories	59
	Cognitive Realities and Productivity	61
	Communications	66
ch. 4	Position Management	74
	Career Systems	75
	Job Analysis	78
	Job Evaluation	89
ch. 5	Staffing	98
	Recruitment and Retention	101
	Testing	112
	Selection	123
ch. 6	Compensation	129
	Strategic Pay	129
	Pay Structure	133
	Pay Policies	140
	Benefits	151
	Health Care	153
	Retirement and Pensions	160
	Other Rewards	166
	Communication	169
ch. 7	Performance Appraisal	171
	Designing Appraisal Systems	172
	Subjective Techniques	185
	Interpersonal Comparison Techniques	193
	Objective Techniques	195
	Appraisal Error	206
ch. 8	Training and Development	216
	Managing Training and Development Operations	217
	Methods of Training and Development	227
ch. 9	Employee Rights	235
	Grievance and Discipline	236
	Job Rights	247
	Personal Rights	251
	Civil Society	263
ch. 10	Labor Relations and Negotiations	267
	Unions	268
	Conflict Resolution	278
Exercise 1	Job Analysis	291
Exercise 2	Job Evaluation	296
Exercise 3	Strategic Planning (Brainstorming)	302
Exercise 4	Human Resource Planning (Cutback Management)	303
Exercise 5	Hiring	308
Exercise 6	Performance Appraisal	324
Exercise 7	Negotiation (Collective Bargaining)	332
	References	338
	Index	379