Based on a multi-year study, this book reveals the three major elements that combine to create a workplace environment where people want to work. The elements are: It’s not about the perks, it’s about the culture; The organization supports the whole person and the whole person is engaged in the organization; and The organization is truly a community. The author shows how to build a strong and responsive HR function and provides guidelines for building an employee-engaged, high performance, community-based culture. A resource for organizational human resource professionals and consultants. INDICE: Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Reframing the Nature of Work. Section I: Meaningful Work. Chapter 1: The Elements of Meaningful Work. Chapter 2: Bringing Your Whole Self to Work. Chapter 3: The Meaning Is in the Work Itself. Chapter 4: Work-Life Balance: Managing the Tensions. Section II: Meaningful Workplaces. Chapter 5: The Elements of a Meaningful Workplace. Chapter 6: Value-Based Organizational Culture. Chapter 7: Social Responsibility as Part of a Value-Based Culture. Chapter 8: Employee Engagement and Commitment: The "So What" Question. Chapter 9: Reframing the Nature of the Workplace. Chapter 10: Integrated Wholeness at the Individual and Organizational Levels. The Author. References. Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-40300-6
- Editorial: Jossey Bass
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 420
- Fecha Publicación: 06/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés