Power and influence in the boardroom : the role of the personnel/HR director / James Kelly and John Gennard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, James, 1936-

Kelly Gennard Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Gennard, John.

Series:

Routledge advances in management and business studies ; 18.

Routledge advances in management and business studies ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personnel management.

Personnel directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the last decade there has been an increasing interest in the role of people management in formulating key business decisions. This book offers a counterbalance to the predominant view that Human Resource and Personnel managers have little influence in the strategy making process.The book offers guidance to Personnel / HR managers aspiring to raise their status in organisations, as well as an indication of the future development of the role of people management at the highest levels of business. It will be essential reading for all those with a professional or academic interest in Human

Contents:

Front Cover; Power and Influence in the Boardroom; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of case studies; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Power and influence of the personnel/HR director: the contemporary debate; 2. The boards of directors and top management teams; 3. Board of directors and top management teams: the presence of personnel/HR directors; 4. Getting to the top: the career pathways of personnel/HR directors; 5. The power and influence of personnel/HR directors on key business decisions; 6. Personnel/HR directors in small and medium enterprises

7. Globalisation and the role of personnel/HR directors in multinational companies8. Personnel/HR directors in the public sector; 9. The effective personnel/HR director; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-60351-7

1-280-32423-6

0-203-25173-3

9786610324231

0-203-20779-3

9780203207796

OCLC:

50296026