Human Capital Management: Achieving Added Value Through People - Rilegato

Baron, Angela; Armstrong, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0749449381 ISBN 13: 9780749449384

Casa editrice: Kogan Page Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

<div>This book uses the optic of human capital to examine business performance, suggesting ways to improve performance by implementing HR and business strategies derived from the field of Human Capital Management (HCM). Drawing on results of case studies from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a leading UK professional organization, this book offers expert advice on how organizations can apply HCM to maximize performance. It also includes a comprehensive toolkit that enables organizations to introduce HCM effectively.</div>

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Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management, Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice and Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management and several other titles published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into twenty-one languages.

Michael Armstrong is a Companion and former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a managing partner of E-Reward and an independent management consultant. Prior to this he was an HR director of a publishing company. He is based in London, UK.

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Part 1 The essence of HCM

1 The concept of human capital

Intellectual capital; Human capital; Social capital; Organizational capital; Practical implications of intellectual capital theory; Conclusions

2 The concept of HCM

HCM defined; Aims of HCM; Rationale for HCM; HCM and HRM; The concept of human capital advantage and resource-based strategy; Conclusions

3 The process of HCM

HCM drivers; The HCM journey; Human capital measurement; Human capital reporting; Drawing conclusions; Getting into action; Putting it all together; Developing HCM

Part 2 The practice of HCM

4 Human capital data

Overall considerations; Types of data; Problems with data collection; A guide to data management; Conclusions

5 Measuring human capital

Measurement issues; Classification of measures; Developing measures; Approaches to analysis; Analytical models; Examples of approaches to measurement; Conclusions

6 Human capital reporting

Internal reporting; External reporting; Conclusions

7 Applications of HCM

The link between HCM and strategic HRM; HCM and talent management; HCM and learning and development; Knowledge management; Performance management as a source of human capital data; Reward management; Supporting and developing line managers

Part 3 The role and future of HCM

8 The role of HR in HCM

The business partner concept and HCM; HR's role in developing, analysing and using human capital data; The role of HR in enhancing job engagement and commitment; The strategist role; Making the business case; Working with the other functions

9 The skills HR specialists need for HCM

Closing the skills gap; Developing a new template for HR; HR versus line manager skills;

Conclusions

10 The future of HCM

The virtues of HCM; Question marks about HCM; The link between HCM and business strategy; Establishing the link between HR practice and business performance; Understanding and fulfilling the needs of the investment community for better information on intangible value; Convincing senior management; Enlisting the interest and involvement of line management; Convincing HR specialists; Staged development of HCM; Developing the HCM skills of HR specialists; The meaning of added value; What is meant by regarding people as assets; Selecting the measures; Analysing and evaluating the data; The future of external reporting; Conclusions

Appendix: The HCM toolkit

Purpose of the toolkit; What is an HCM approach?; Do we need to adopt an HCM approach?; How do we adopt an HCM approach?; Introducing HCM; Decide HCM goals; Decide areas to be covered by HCM; Identify measures required and available; Develop internal reports; Develop external reports; How do we operate HCM?;

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Kogan Page Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0749449381
• ISBN 13: 9780749449384
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 226
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile