Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage
Published 1 January 2008
E. E. Lawler, David Ulrich
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Abstract
Foreword (Dave Ulrich). Preface. 1 Talent Matters. 2 Making the Right Management Choice. 3 Designing Organizations. 4 Managing Talent. 5 Managing Performance. 6 Information and Decision Making. 7 Reinventing HR. 8 Governing Corporations. 9 Leading. 10 Managing Change. Epilogue. Notes. References. The Author. Index.
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