Human Resources - Personnel Management, Organizational Behavior - General & Miscellaneous, Success, Motivation & Self-Esteem, Business Life - General & Miscellaneous

Treat People Right!

Name: Treat People Right!
Author: Lawler
ISBN: 9780787964788

by Lawler

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Overview

How do organizations move beyond merely acknowledging that "human capital" is their greatest asset to actually implementing practices that create significant benefits for both employees and organizations? In this book, Ed Lawler argues that in order to "treat people right" organizations must do more than simply provide good working conditions and good pay. Faced with changing markets, fickle customers, free-agent employees, and a volatile stock market, they need to build a "virtuous spiral" in which good performance at all levels of an organization pays off for both the organization and the individual. He identifies what individuals and organizations can do to build a mutually beneficial relationship that fits today's business environment. In the chaotic business world of the twenty-first century, the relationship between individuals and organizations can make the difference in the survival of an organization. Treat People Right! provides a blueprint for creating greater rewards and better employee performance that will in turn propel an organization to higher and higher levels of performance.

Synopsis

With examples from such companies as Microsoft and Ford, management expert Lawler (management and organization, U. of Southern California) contends that applying his seven principles of treating employees right results in a "virtuous spiral" of reward for both individual and organizational performance. He also treats defending such relationships against internal and external threats. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

About the Author, Lawler

Edward E. Lawler III is director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California (USC) and distinguished professor of management and organization in the USC Marshall School of Business. Named one of the country's leading management experts by BusinessWeek magazine, he is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books including Corporate Boards, From the Ground Up, Organizing for High Performance, Rewarding Excellence, Tomorrow's Organization, and The Ultimate Advantage, all from Jossey-Bass. His writings have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and the Financial Times, as well as many academic journals.