The success of an organization, whether in industry or education, rests ultimately on the way people are treated. This is a long-recognized fact yet, despite the growing "human resource/participation" rhetoric, it is one to which the industry and education sectors are only just waking up. There is clearly an urgent need for a change of approach to empower the human resource. Dr Jones combines academic insight with practical guidance to show, with the aid of numerous examples of current practice in industry and education, why and how top managers should take the lead in developing their collaborative interpersonal skills and attitudes to form a basis for implementing more equal, horizontal team structures throughout their organizations. Topics covered include: why non-participatory, hierarchical management is so damaging to organizations; why collaborative leadership is the key to effective financial skills, training and organizational success; how to develop the core leadership and teamwork skills required; developing a collaborative organizational culture; and practical guidelines for education, training and self-team development.
"The Human Factor" provides a comprehensive and in-depth examination of a contemporary management issue of importance to senior and middle management, human resource management and trainers, educationalists and teachers, and students of business and education. If organizations are to compete in terms of productivity/efficiency, quality and innovation, top managers must make a long-term commitment to their employees - "the human factor" can no longer be neglected if organizations are to survive.
- ISBN10 0749405341
- ISBN13 9780749405342
- Publish Date April 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Kogan Page Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English