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By helping to establish a rapport between employees and their managers and providing individual support, HR professionals ensure the overall well-being and success of an establishment. However, in certain sectors their role still remains unclear. This volume examines the knowledge breach in the role of human resources professionals and the pivotal role they play in an organisation.

In recent years, the utilisation of Theory U has pushed the boundaries of traditional leadership and management thinking, making it an important aspect of change across a broad assortment of international businesses and communities. This title brings together an existing array of research on Theory U, including specific aspects of the theory, through diverse interpretations and contexts.

Globalization demands the creation of new business approaches to achieve high levels of competitiveness. Cultural differences factor into policies as companies expand their businesses in different countries and seek to collaborate with international entrepreneurs. This title brings together research on international business, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Individually, the fields of organisational politics and strategic information technology have soared in popularity. Studies suggest that the interaction between the two would prove beneficial to both the academic and corporate domains. This title gives voice to fresh perspectives on the development, implementation, and practice of information systems and technology in organisations.

Being able to work and lead effectively in diverse settings can greatly benefit individual employees and an organisation as a whole. This study provides an interdisciplinary analysis of how organisations can responsibly embrace complex problem-solving and creative decision making.

Provides robust scientific research and multidisciplinary perspectives on the theory behind the governance of human capital and human assets. This title offers insight from the diverse fields of economics, finance, accounting, IT, biology, and development.

Provides scholarly perspectives on the latest practices for leveraging human capital in business environments to maintain and increase competitive advantage. Highlighting innovative coverage across relevant topics, such as division of labor, intellectual assets, and value creation systems, this book is designed for managers, professionals, academics, practitioners, and graduate students.

Presents the latest information on flexible work arrangements and how these are made possible through recent developments in ICT. Featuring extensive coverage on a range of topics such as virtual offices, digital inclusion, and telehealth, this book is designed for anyone seeking current research on the methods, benefits, and disadvantages of non-traditional working environments.

Features a comprehensive assessment of the complexities present in management training programs in educational settings. Highlighting best practices and real-life experiences within the field, this book is an essential reference source for practitioners, policy makers, undergraduate and graduate students, academics, managers, and professionals.

Presents the latest scholarly research on the intersection of globalization, organisational behaviour, and human capital management in the context of developing nations. Covering a range of business-oriented topics, such as job proficiency, corporate social responsibility, and burnout syndrome, this book is designed for managers, researchers, academics, professionals, and graduate students.

Provides a comprehensive examination of the multiple types of workplace traumas and the solutions which will heal these challenges to increase overall organisational culture and success. This publication highlights extensive coverage of relevant topics such as downsizing, change management, trauma exposure, and organisational leadership.

Provides a comprehensive examination of the latest strategies and methods for attracting, selecting, training, developing and promoting employees within an organisation. This volume highlights innovative practices and applications across a variety of areas such as expatriate staffing, talent identification, and multinational company practices.

Presents the latest scholarly content on components and impacts on effecting culturally diverse workplace environments. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as emotional intelligence, human resources, and work-life balance, this publication is designed for managers, professionals, researchers, students, and academics interested in emerging perspectives on organisational development.

Presents the latest scholarly perspectives on social aspects and employee influences on modern business environments. Including a range of topics such as gender diversity, performance appraisal, and job satisfaction, this publication is an ideal reference for academics, professionals, students, and practitioners seeking content on optimizing development in contemporary organizations.

Provides a comprehensive framework that can be used to develop and design case studies that could measure the identified values that people, technology, and strategy can provide to the organisation. This book aims to serve as a guide for managers and leaders as they develop strategies to introduce new people and technology into the workplace.

Presents the latest research on how culture and personal values shape and influence employees' actions, behaviours, and leadership styles. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as psychological health, career management, and job satisfaction, this publication is an ideal resource for practitioners, professionals, managers, and researchers.

Distributed teams are becoming more common as organizations use new technologies to span across geographic boundaries. Distributed Team Collaboration in Organizations: Emerging Tools and Practices summarizes the challenges inherent in leading distributed teams and explores practices that are emerging to optimize distributed team performance. Learning to form and sustain high-performing distributed teams with members in multiple locations, time zones, and with diverse cultural perspectives requires new approaches to collaboration. This book highlights the new skills needed for leadership, collaboration, and cooperation and can aid organizations in developing these skills in the workforce.

Provides a comprehensive presentation of current and emerging perspectives focusing on all aspects of managing IT HR from the view of both practitioners and academics located around the globe. It will focus on the results of recent research and their implications to IT human resource considerations.

Demonstrates how to implement e-management and competency models in companies. It offers perspectives on the impact of integrated e-human resource policies and provides recommendations for addressing the shift from traditional human resource policies to new perspectives.

Companies and organisations are increasingly more aware of the importance of people and their knowledge for dealing with economic scenarios as well as their relationships developed both inside and outside of the company. This examines the useful information developed by individuals presented within organisational structures, routines, and company policies.

In order to strive for a competitive advantage in their industry, organisations have begun achieving innovation through knowledge-driven learning models to ensure that organisational activities are efficient and effectie. This title provides relevant theoretical frameworks and empirical research findings to enhance knowledge management and learning competencies for organisational activities.

Presents the latest scholarly research on theoretical frameworks and applications for the management of millennials entering the professional realm. Focusing on methods and practices to enhance organisational performance and culture, this book is designed for managers, professionals, upper-level students, and researchers in the fields of human resource and strategic management.

A reference source for the latest scholarly research on emerging human resource practices in relation to labour management, featuring innovative methods to remain competitive in the global business arena. This volume is designed for professionals, upper-level students, managers, and researchers actively involved in human resources settings.

Examines the complexities and challenges present in improvising the learning process in education programmes. This publication highlights real-life experiences, theoretical concepts, and practical applications within the field, as well as the role of information technologies in management education and training programmes.