Talent, transformation, and the triple bottom line : how companies can leverage human resources to achieve sustainable growth / Andrew W. Savitz with Karl Weber ; foreword by Edward E. Lawler III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savitz, Andrew W., author.

Weber, Karl, 1953- author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--Environmental aspects.

Personnel management--Environmental aspects.

Sustainable development--Management.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 389 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

How companies can leverage human resources to achieve sustainable growth

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

HR Professional's guide to creating a strategically sustainable organization Employees are central to creating sustainable organizations, yet they are left on the sidelines in most sustainability initiatives along with the HR professionals who should be helping to engage and energize them. This book shows business leaders and HR professionals how to: motivate employees to create economic, environmental and social value; facilitate necessary culture, strategic and organizational change; embed sustainability into the employee lifecycle; and strengthen existing capabilities and develop n

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; About the Authors; Foreword; Preface; Part One: Transformation, Talent, and Human Resources; Chapter 1: Transforming GE; Ecomagination: Why GE Is Turning Green; People Movers: How HR Is Leading the Way Forward; Healthymagination: Improving Health Care for GE Employees and Society; Eight Lessons for Business Leaders, Sustainability Professionals, and HR; HR Can Advance Sustainability by Embedding It into the Workforce Life Cycle; Sustainability Can Help HR Improve Work Life for Employees

Sustainability Can Enhance the Employer Brand and Attract Top TalentSustainability Can Help an Organization Strengthen Crucial Capacities; Sustainability Can Enable Necessary Culture Change; HR Can Lead Change Efforts Around Sustainability; HR Can Leverage Sustainability to Promote Employee Engagement; Sustainability Can Strengthen HR's Role in the Company; The New Winning Strategy: Leveraging HR for Sustainable Growth; Chapter 2: Sustainability; Sustainability Milestones: The Brundtland Commission and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index; The Age of Sustainability: Trends and Realities

The Triple Bottom Line: How to Define and Measure Sustainable GrowthThe Sweet Spot: How to Develop Sustainable Business Strategies; Sustainability and Profitability: How to Grow Your Sweet Spots; Transformation: The Business Benefits of Sustainability; Improved Financial Performance; New Customers and Business Partners; New Business Opportunities and Growth; Improved Stakeholder Relationships; A Higher-Quality Workforce; Improved Individual and Organizational Capacities; Revving Up: Where HR Meets Sustainability; Part Two: From Traditional HR to Sustainable HR

Chapter 3: Embedding Sustainability in the Workforce Life CycleBuilding Sustainability into Core HR Processes; Chapter 4: Employee Selection and Sustainability; Johnson & Johnson: When HR Fails the Sustainability Test; Recruitment: Winning the Global War for Talent; Hiring the Workforce of Tomorrow; The Value of Values Alignment; Sustainable Job Descriptions; Why Sustainability Requires and Accelerates Diversity; BerylHealth: Winning Through Values Alignment; Putting Hiring at the Heart of Your Sustainability Strategy; Chapter 5: Career Development and Sustainability

Onboarding and SustainabilityTraining for Sustainability; Developing Tomorrow's Leaders; Evolving Employee Assistance; Compensation and Incentives for Sustainability Performance; Nonfinancial Incentives for Sustainability Performance; Retention and Sustainability; Compliance, Discipline, and Sustainability; Chapter 6: Workforce Management and Sustainability; Performance Appraisal: Evaluating and Rewarding Sustainability Performance; Workforce Planning: Meeting Your Future Needs; A More Environmentally Knowledgeable Workforce Is Needed

A More Socially and Economically Knowledgeable Workforce Is Needed

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781299385054

1299385052

9781118225493

111822549X

OCLC:

818327401