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Author:
Heymann, Jody, 1959-
Title:
Profit at the bottom of the ladder : creating value by investing in your workforce / Jody Heymann, with Magda Barrera.
Publisher:
Harvard Business Press,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
xii, 268 p. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Personnel management--United States.
Employees--United States.
Minimum wage--United States.
Quality of work life--United States.
Industrial management--Social aspects--United States.
Other Authors:
Barrera, Magda.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Raising productivity and profitability by creating better working conditions for the worst off -- Providing all employees with more than a living wage -- Finding ways to make scheduling flexibility feasible and profitable -- Increasing productivity and reliability by investing in health care -- Building assets to ensure that the lowest-level employees are not left behind -- Offering training where it is valued the most -- Establishing career tracks for the least-advantaged workers -- Engaging employees in the company's profits and their own -- Reaping returns from community investments -- Creating good working conditions throughout the supply chain -- Developing a blueprint for changing companies and lives.
Summary:
Featuring cases from companies around the globe, this book shows how real organizations are excelling financially by strengthening frontline employees' working conditions.
ISBN:
1422123111 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781422123119 (hbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN:
2009037771
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

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