Female power (journal article)
from The Economist, Vol 394 No 8663, 2/1/2010
"The article examines employment of women in developed countries. Working women compose approximately half of the U.S. labor force, and the number of women executives has increased dramatically. Social policies, particularly those relating to parenthood and child care, have not changed at the same pace, especially in the U.S."
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
The 8 values of highly productive companies : creating wealth from a new employment relationship [book]
Author: Tim Baker
"Instead of helping, most current human resource development approaches are hindering - and in doing so - damaging business in the current climate of accelerated change and uncertainty ... By using the roadmap outlined in this book, managers have at their disposal a unique methodology that shows how you can positively alter the culture of a workplace for the well-being of both parties in the employment relationship." - preface.
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Regions matter : economic recovery, innovation and sustainable growth [online]
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Why do some regions grow faster than others, and in ways that do not always conform to economic theory? This is a central issue in today's economic climate, when policy makers are looking for ways to stimulate new and sustainable growth.
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Why do some regions grow faster than others, and in ways that do not always conform to economic theory? This is a central issue in today's economic climate, when policy makers are looking for ways to stimulate new and sustainable growth.
OECD work suggests that there is no one-size-fits-all answer to regional growth policy. Rather, regions grow in very varied ways and the simple concentration of resources in a place is not sufficient for long-term growth. This report draws on OECD analysis of regional data (including where growth happens, country-by-country), policy reviews and case studies.
Monday, 11 January 2010
Assessing the ethics of implementing performance appraisal systems (journal article)
By George P. Sillup and Ronald Klimberg
from Journal of Management Development Vol 29 Iss 1 2010, pp. 38 - 55
"The purpose of this paper is to try to understand better whether performance appraisal (PA) helps performance evaluators (PEs) to manage more effectively and meet employees' expectations in US-based corporations."
Strategic Human Resource Practices: Introducing Alternatives for Organizational Performance Improvement in the Public Sector (journal article)
By Jungin Kim
from Public Administration Review Vol 70 Iss 1 2010, pp. 38 - 49
"Can public sector organizations increase productivity through competition in spite of inherent limitations, such as budget constraints? This study addresses that question by examining the impact of four factors that contribute to employees' expectations regarding competitive work environments on organizational performance in terms of overall quality of work and client satisfaction. The four factors measured include rewards for merit such as salary and benefits, opportunities, organizational rules, and the capacity to deal with risks as perceived by employees. Using data on public and nonprofit sector employees, expectations for merit rewards were positively related to employees' perception of organizational performance when the conditions of performance-based organizational rules and risk-taking behaviors were also satisfied. Moreover, employees' perceptions of organizational performance tended to increase when they felt that organizational rules were oriented toward performance plus organizational members and top leaders exhibited greater risk-taking behaviors. However, no correlation was evident between employees' expectations of opportunities and perceived organizational performance."
Five Ways to Bungle a Job Change (journal article)
By Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
from Harvard Business Review Vol. 88 Issue 1 Jan 2010, pp. 137-140
"The article focuses on career development and job change. The challenges, transaction costs, and risks associated with job moves are discussed. The authors' research with executives is noted. The mistakes in career development that job hunters make are not doing enough research on the job market, leaving a job for one that offers more money, job-hopping instead of career planning, overestimating one's value to an organization, and thinking in a short term perspective. Questions that should be asked throughout the process of a job change are mentioned. The effect of psychological, social, and time pressures on a job move is mentioned."
Breakthrough Ideas for 2010 (journal article)
By Teresa M. Amabile
from Harvard Business Review Vol. 88 Issue 1 Jan 2010, pp. 41-57
"The article presents The HBR List of breakthrough ideas for 2010 which is compiled by this journal in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The ten problems and the innovative solutions are discussed in each essay. The article titles are "What Really Motivates Workers," "The Technology That Can Revolutionize Health Care," "What the Financial Sector Should Borrow," "Getting the Drugs We Need," "A Market Solution for Achieving 'Green'," "A Faster Path from Lab to Market," "Hacking Work," "Spotting Bubbles on the Rise," "Creating More Hong Kongs," and "Independent Diplomacy.""
Author: Rory Sullivan
"Analyses current business practice and performance on climate change, in the light of the dramatic changes in the regulatory and policy environment over the last five years. More specifically, it examines how climate change-related policy development and implementation have influenced corporate performance, with the objective of using this information to consider how the next stage of climate change policy - regulation, incentives, voluntary initiatives - may be designed and implemented in a manner that delivers the real and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that will be required." - cover.
Friday, 8 January 2010
Authors: Stephen Dubner & Steven Levitt
"Four years in the making, 'Superfreakonomics' will once again transform the way we look at the world. It reveals, among other things, why you are more likely to be killed walking drunk than driving drunk; how a prostitute is more likely to sleep with a policeman than be arrested by one; why terrorists might be easier to track down than you would imagine; how a sex change ould boost your salary; and how there really is a cheap fix for climate change." - from publisher.
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Borrowing brilliance : how to build on the ideas of others : the six steps to business innovation [book]
Author: David Kord Murray
Great thinkers through history - Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs - have understood this and used it to their advantage. Now you can too, with the help of David Murray's practical six-step 'borrowing' process.
Borrowing isn't really intellectual theft; it's the core creative thinking technique. Contrary to what many of us believe, creativity can be learned and is easily within reach. Using practical lessons from the careers of brilliant thinkers, Murray lifts the veil off the creative process, showing us how to tap into our own creativity and become the innovators we'd love to be.
Borrowing isn't really intellectual theft; it's the core creative thinking technique. Contrary to what many of us believe, creativity can be learned and is easily within reach. Using practical lessons from the careers of brilliant thinkers, Murray lifts the veil off the creative process, showing us how to tap into our own creativity and become the innovators we'd love to be.
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
On the last day of Copenhagen, world leaders gave to me… no meaningful negotiated outcome (article)
by Alex Desbarres
from Datamonitor, 21/12/2009
"In its pre-Copenhagen White Paper, Datamonitor argued that significant efforts would be made to reach an ‘international agreement’ at Copenhagen; efforts which would undoubtedly be acclaimed as a resounding victory for all nations involved and for the prospects for greater long-term international co-operation between developed and developing nations. However, Datamonitor also predicted that such efforts would fall short of a binding international framework that would curb climate change to the extent that scientists deem necessary, and that the conference could not deliver a final agreement on a new, credible and meaningful climate change framework. As originally suspected, the conference has only managed to forge a rough international ‘understanding’ which is to be finalized in the many months and years to come."
Video stores, travel agents face slow death by technology (article)
by Stuart Fagg
from ninemsn Money 05/01/10
"Video rental stores, travel agents, photo developers and land-line telephone providers are set for a gloomy year as consumers abandon traditional businesses and turn to technology.
With consumers increasingly downloading movies and the number of pay TV and free-to-air TV channels increasing, video rental stores will see a $20 million hole in their revenues this year, according to economic forecaster IBISWorld. "
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
China's new place in a world in crisis : economic geopolitical and environmental dimensions [online]
Editors: Ross Garnaut, Ligang Song and Wing Thye Woo
"How have China's growth prospects been affected by the global crisis? How will the crisis and China's response to it affect the prospects for progress on the great internal issues in China's development? How will the crisis and the international community's response to it affect the rapidly emerging new international order, in which China and other major developing countries have much larger roles?" - page 8.
Author: Rosalie Maggio
"Are you overwhelmed by clutter? Do you have a hard time finding things in your home or office? The disorder in your life may be keeping you from accomplishing your goals. [This book] helps you streamline your life at home and at work, reduce stress, be more efficient and locate all those misplaced items." - cover.
Monday, 4 January 2010
Beyond GDP: We need a dashboard for the whole economy (journal article)
by Mike Holderness
from New Scientist No 2731, 21 October 2009
"HOW much political power can one number exert? Gross domestic product (GDP) is a strong candidate for the world's most potent numerical indicator. Politicians use it to rank states in order of production, and to guide policies to maintain their place in the pecking order. Its year-on-year changes dictate whether an economy is "in recession", which in turn influences what you pay for the loan to buy your home or run your business - and, indeed, the price of fish.
But look under the hood at the factors that feed into the calculation of GDP and you'll see some strange goings-on. For one thing, it's full of virtual production and trading. People who own their houses, for example, are deemed to pay themselves rent, which is included in GDP; it has to be this way, to keep the books tidy."
The right way to invest in infrastructure
by Michael Lind
from McKinsey Quarterly December 2009
Contact the library for a copy of this article.
"In the current debate about how to build a durable economic recovery, it’s welcome news that infrastructure spending is gaining attention. In a December 8 speech on jobs and economic growth, President Obama called for a boost in public investment in infrastructure—beyond what his earlier stimulus package included—to modernize the US transportation and communications networks. The president’s proposal reflects a consensus among economists that investment in infrastructure is one of the most effective ways to use government spending to promote economic activity. "
Thursday, 24 December 2009
Are There Still Differences Between the Roles of Private and Public Sector Managers? (journal article)
By Cline Desmarais and Emmanuel Abord de Chatillon
from Public Management Review Vol 12 Iss 1 Jan 2010, pp. 127 - 149
"In France, the differences between public and private organizations seem to have been reduced by the ubiquity of some management tools and approaches, and, at the same time, highlighted by the political environment, stereotypes, and negative perceptions of French public management. Given this confusion, systematic empirical studies are needed to determine the degree of convergence, if any, between management in the public and private sectors. The present study analyzed a survey of 908 managers, in order to determine whether differences in managerial practices still exist. Our results show that some differences do persist, although they are relatively small."
What is the Australian model for managing cultural diversity? (journal article)
By Jawad Syed and Robin Kramar
from Personnel Review Vol 39 Iss 1 2010, pp. 96 - 115
"This paper seeks to assess the Australian approach to managing a culturally diverse workforce by examining the outcomes of this approach."
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