Building workforce strength : creating value through workforce and career development / Ron Elsdon, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Elsdon, Ron, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Personnel management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the perspectives of experienced practitioners, sharing ideas about building and sustaining organizational strength through workforce development practices and systems.

Contents:

What does workforce strength look like and why does it matter? / Ron Elsdon and Rita Erickson

Understanding the needs of different individuals / Rita Erickson and Michele McCarthy

Linking to educational systems and community development / Nancy Atwood, Anna Domek and Richard Vicenzi

Creating value with workforce planning and development / Bob Redlo and Ron Elsdon

Designing, developing, and measuring effective career development processes and systems / Rita Erickson and Ron Elsdon

Implementing and carrying the career development message / Amy Lichty and Darlene Martin

Acknowledging and addressing components of career fitness / Michele DeRosa and Cyndi Doyle

Tailoring approaches to address the needs of different populations / Shannon Jordan, Lisa Franklin and Martha Edwards

Example case studies : healthcare and high technology / Zeth Ajemian, Mark Malcolm and Ron Elsdon

Weaving the threads together / Ron Elsdon.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400622175

9780313379277

0313379270

OCLC:

651599481