Managing the Flexible Workforce: People 09.08 (Express Exec) - Softcover

Pettinger, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841122483 ISBN 13: 9781841122489

Publisher: Capstone, 2002

Synopsis

Fast track route to the effective management of flexible workersand working arrangements

Covers the key areas of managing the flexible workforce fromattitude formation and leadership, direction and motivation togroup management and flexible workforce development

Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successfulbusinesses including Sandals Inc, British Airways, Cobra Beer, andSemco, and ideas from the smartest thinkers including PeterDrucker, Peter Senge, Linda Gratton and Robert Heller

Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensiveresources guide

About this title

About the Author

RICHARD PETTINGER is Lecturer in Management at University College London. He is the author of over thirty books on business and management. He continues to consult and advise organizations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

From the Back Cover

ExpressExec is a unique business resource of one hundred books. These books present the best current thinking and span the entire range of contemporary business practice. Each book gives you the key concepts behind the subject and the techniques to implement the ideas effectively, together with lessons from benchmark companies and ideas from the world's smartest thinkers.

ExpressExec is organised into ten core subject areas making it easy to find the information you need:

01 Innovation
02 Enterprise
03 Strategy
04 Marketing
05 Finance
06 Operations and Technology
07 Organizations
08 Leading
09 People
10 Life and Work

ExpressExec is a perfect learning solution for people who need to master the latest business thinking and practice quickly.

From the Inside Flap

Fast track route to the effective management of flexible workers and working arrangements

Covers the key areas of managing the flexible workforce from attitude formation and leadership, direction and motivation to group management and flexible workforce development

Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses including Sandals Inc, British Airways, Cobra Beer, and Semco, and ideas from the smartest thinkers including Peter Drucker, Peter Senge, Linda Gratton and Robert Heller

Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide

Edition details

• Publisher: Capstone
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841122483
• ISBN 13: 9781841122489
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 130