Contingent Work

Contingent Work
Author: Kathleen Barker
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1998
Genre: Contract system (Labor)
ISBN: 9780801484056

The successful 1997 strike by the Teamsters against UPS, and the overwhelming support the American public gave the strikers highlighted the impact of contingent work--an umbrella term for a variety of tenuous and insecure employment arrangements. This book examines the consequences of working contingently for the individual, family, and community.

New Policies for the Part-time and Contingent Workforce

New Policies for the Part-time and Contingent Workforce
Author: Virginia DuRivage
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1992
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781563241642

Chapter 3. New Policies for the Part-Time and Contingent Workforce -- Introduction -- Contingent Work and the Problem of Pay -- Health Care Coverage -- Private Pensions and Social Security -- Unemployment Insurance -- Employment Opportunity -- Representing Part-Time and Temporary Workers -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Agile Talent

Agile Talent
Author: Jon Younger
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1625277644

How to Leverage Talent You Don’t Own Campbell Soup Company and PepsiCo seek advice from anthropologists to understand customer tastes and preferences. Google and Intel engage experts in social science and biomechanics to assess how people think about and use technology. Companies are gaining advantage through a new capability—strategic use of external experts—made possible by technology and the globalization of talent. Leaders everywhere recognize that “lean,” “agile,” and “fast” strategies require new ways to access and leverage—without owning—key talent to fill critical gaps. As managers seek nontraditional sources of strategic talent and experiment with fast, flexible ways of engaging these experts, they need a new roadmap. This book delivers that roadmap. It tells you how to assess, choose, attract, develop, support, and retain your external talent. Authored by thought leaders and bestselling authors in leadership and talent management who teach and consult globally, Agile Talent reveals how companies such as Apple, Uber, Airbnb, Google, IBM, and Bain Capital organize and manage new forms of talent in innovative ways. Supported by survey data and packed with tools and templates for applying these ideas, this book is the ultimate guide for winning the next war for talent.

Managing a Global Workforce

Managing a Global Workforce
Author: Charles M. Vance
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2015-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317516613

This new edition of Managing a Global Workforce provides balanced and contemporary coverage of human resource management in the international marketplace. Directed at future general managers and international executives, rather than HR specialists, it is designed to help students as well as professionals recognize the critical human resource issues underlying the cultural and economic challenges they face.

Managing a Global Workforce

Managing a Global Workforce
Author: Charles M Vance
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2014-12-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317465598

Questions for Opening Scenario Analysis; Case 3.1. India Is Sending Jobs Abroad; Case 3.2. Europe: The New Destination for Latino Workers; Recommended Web Site Resources; Notes; 4. The Key Role of International HRM in Successful MNC Strategy; How Do MNCs Compete in Emerging Markets?; Introduction; Knowledge Transfer; Global Leadership Training and Development; Strategic Control Needs; Competitive Strategies of Multinational Corporations; Structuring for Optimal Global Performance; Linking Human Resource Management Practices to Competitive Strategy and Organizational Structure.

Conference on the Growing Contingent Work Force

Conference on the Growing Contingent Work Force
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Labor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Work in America [2 volumes]

Work in America [2 volumes]
Author: Carl E. Van Horn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 780
Release: 2003-12-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1576076776

The first comprehensive analysis of work and the workforce in the United States, from the Industrial Revolution to the era of globalization. This comprehensive two-volume reference book is the first to analyze the central role of work and the workforce in U.S. life from the Industrial Revolution through today's information economy. Drawing on a variety of disciplines—economics, public policy, law, human and civil rights, cultural studies, and organizational psychology—its 256 entries examine key events, concepts, institutions, and individuals in labor history. Entries also tackle tough contemporary questions that reflect the conflicts inherent in capitalism. What is the impact of work on families and communities? On minority and immigrant populations? How shall we respond to changing work roles and the growing influence of the transnational corporation? Work in America describes and evaluates attempts to address social and class issues—affirmative action, occupational health and safety, corporate management science, and trade unionism and organized labor—and offers the kind of comprehensive understanding needed to discover workable solutions.

Retire Retirement

Retire Retirement
Author: Tamara Erickson
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2008-02-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1422146561

Good news: there is no need to retire. There is no need to pack up your desk or attend one more retirement party. Why? With the widening gap between the number of workers and the demand for talent, employers are looking to keep smart, productive workers in the workplace. The growing talent shortage will allow you to re-negotiate your relationship with "work." The question is how will you make the most of your new career options. By retreating from traditional 9-5 work or by exploring unconventional ways to stay a part of the workplace? The choice is yours, and "Retire Retirement" shows you how to think about what you want, and how to get it. In this conversational, optimistic book, you will learn how to negotiate the best work environment for you, how to work with different generations to get the most out of your job, and explore the great opportunities that lie ahead. This book will help you begin today to create the opportunities that fit your unique needs--now and in the years to come! Tamara J. Erickson is both a respected, McKinsey Award-winning author and popular and engaging storyteller. Her compelling views of the future are based on extensive research on changing demographics and employee values and, most recently, on how successful organizations work. She is President of The Concours Institute, the research and education arm of BSG Concours, a division of BSG Alliance Corp., and co-author of Workforce Crisis.