Human Resource Management International Digest: Volume 23 Issue 3

Transforming HR in the digital era: Workforce analytics can move people specialists to the center of decision-making

– Shows how workforce analytics can help human resource (HR) management specialists to be more effective in the digital era.

Engaged employees shimmer for Oasis HR: Fast-growing agency wins prize for three-prong approach

– Describes a three-prong approach to employee engagement which helped Oasis HR to win first prize in the inaugural Employee Engagement awards.

AstraZeneca’s prescription for more women in the workforce: Asia for Global talent program wins gender-equality award

– Reveals how pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is attempting to boost the number of women in its workforce in Japan and China and help more of them to rise to senior positions.

Gatwick employees get passport to a slimmer and fitter life-style: Health and well-being take off at airport

– Describes two health and well-being programs that are helping employees at London’s Gatwick airport to get fitter and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.

The ban on working from home makes sense for Yahoo: It needs the innovation and speed of delivery that come from office-based employees

Discusses the suitability of work-from-home policies, especially in information technology companies. Cautions against a one-size-fits-all approach and states that each company…

Colleague curriculum wins bronze for Barclays: Learner-led blended program targets 135,000 employees

– Describes a blended-learning program at Barclays bank that won bronze in the 2015 Learning Awards.

Core self-evaluation can help in making better recruitment and selection choices: It is economical and easy to use and gives a useful new dimension

Describes and explains features of the measure named core self-evaluation (CSE). Reviews current information and research concerning CSE and its value in identifying potential…

Ten questions that make a difference for HR leadership: The distilled wisdom of two award facilitators

– Presents the distilled wisdom of two human-resource (HR) award facilitators.

The unnatural networker’s guide to networking: It is about much more than simply working the room

– Helps people to help people to become better at networking.

Effective knowledge management boosts virtual teams: When the relevant ICT is in place, it’s over to HR managers to make them work

– Describes the role of human-resource management (HRM) in ensuring effective knowledge management in virtual teams.

Why top people can shortlist their employer: It is all to do with emphasizing employability over employment

– Emphasizes the soft and hard skills needed to put a person in a position to shortlist his or her employer.

Are your feet on the ground or is your head in the clouds?: Why it is important to focus on both the near and distant future

– Highlights the importance of looking at both the near and distant future.

Sexual harassment: A costly affair for employers

– Highlights the risks faced by Australian employers as a result of sexual harassment by employees and contractors.

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