Why is common sense so uncommon when it comes to managing
people? How is it that so many seemingly intelligent organizations
implement harmful management practices and ideas? In his
provocative new book, "The Human Equation", bestselling author
Jeffrey Pfeffer examines why much of the current conventional
wisdom is wrong and asks us to re-think the way managers link
people with organizational performance. Pfeffer masterfully builds
a powerful business case for managing people effectively - not just
because it makes for good corporate policy, but because it results
in outstanding performance and profits. Challenging current
thinking and practice, Pfeffer: reveals the costs of downsizing and
provides alternatives; identifies troubling trends in compensation,
and suggests better practices; explains why even the smartest
managers sometimes manage people unwisely; demonstrates how
market-based forces can fail to create good people management
practices, creating a need for positive public policy; and provides
practical guidelines for implementing high-performance management
practices. Filled with information and ideas, "The Human Equation"
provides much-needed guidance for managing people more wisely and
more profitably.
關於作者:
Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee Professor of Organizational
Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is the
author of eight books, including Managing with Power and
Competitive Advantage through People, both from HBS Press. He has
consulted extensively for companies, universities, and industry
associations in the U.S. as well as in 20 other countries.
目錄:
Preface
Acknowledxments
Introduction
PART I: PEOPLE-CENTERED MANAGEMENT
AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS
1 Looking for Success in All the Wrong
Places
2 The Business Case for Managing People Right
3 Seven Practices of Successful
Organizations
4 Aligning Business Strategy and Management
Practices
PART II: BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING
PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE:
HOW CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS WRONG
5 Ten Reasons Why Smart Organizations Sometimes Do Dumb
Things
6 The "New Employment Contract" and the Virtual Work
Force
7 How Common Approaches to Pay Cause
Problems
8 Can You Manage with Unions?
9 Market Failures and the Role of Public Policy in
Producing Profits Through People
10 People, Profits, and Perspective
Notes
Index
About the Author