Positive Management

Chapter 11

Organizational Strategy and Positive Management

This book started with strategic issues and returns to them at its conclusion by using examples of organizations that show how positive management (PM) can lead to long-term success.

Human Resources as a Sustainable Competitive Advantage

A profound change in how the human resources (HR) function is viewed has occurred in organizations over the past several decades. There was a time when the personnel department was considered something of a necessary evil, primarily an expense center that existed largely because of externally imposed legal requirements. In recent years that view has changed, and HR practices are now recognized as a source of competitive advantage. Proper selection and ...