For instance, companies are less likely to provide employee training and development, for fear employees will be poached by other firms. At the same time, companies are more apt to hire outside consultants than full-time employees, in order to stay competitive in a rapidly changing environment. This affects everything from national educational policy to employee morale to corporate management and payment principles, warns Cappelli, who is a Wharton School professor of management and codirector of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center on the Educational Quality of the Workforce. The book, well researched and filled with footnotes, provides historical perspective and insight for company leaders looking to manage the current economic reality. It' s aimed primarily at managers, but anyone concerned about the nation's economic policies will gain some valuable insight.
Innovation is also a subject that few have written about knowledgeably.
You will find this book to be a good reference for the principles that will always determine whether or not your focus is proper. And no one needs proper focus more than innovators and entrepreneurs. Peter Drucker's newest book, Management Challenges for the 21st Century, is a good companion piece for Innovation and Entrepreneurship by bringing your attention to the primary trends that will be dominant in the early part of the new century. One of the things I like about all Peter Drucker books is that they are very well written. His writings are landmarks for the managerial professional.