The human factor to profitability
Subtitle: building a people-centered culture for long-term success
By: Jeanette Kersten, EdD, SPHR, and Kelly La Venture, EdD ; with a foreword by Kat Lui, PhD, and Debbie Cervenka
Contributors: La Venture, Kelly, author; Lui, Katherine E. Welch, writer of supplementary textual content; Cervenka, Debbie, writer of supplementary textual content
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: River Grove Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Austin, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9781632990549; 9781632990556
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Corporate culture; Quality of work life; Performance; Organizational effectiveness; Communication in personnel management; Success in business; Organizational Culture; Task Performance and Analysis; Culture d'entreprise; Qualité de la vie au travail; Rendement au travail; Efficacité organisationnelle; Communication en direction du personnel; Succès dans les affaires
Description: "The Human Factor to Profitability: Building a People-Centered Culture for Long-Term Success explores the unique factors of organizational culture and climate that highlight the role and value of employees in any organization. People spend most of their time at work, and being an active participant in the culture and climate of their organization impacts the bottom line. Organizations that promote such values as openness, trust, initiative, teamwork, collaboration, creativity, and empowerment obtain better results. Having employees who are engaged, motivated, and happy at work results in higher productivity and profitability is book showcases the research, practical application, and testimonials of leaders who use a people-centered process in their organizations"--amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued also as an ebook.
Table of contents: title: People-process culture; title: People-first core values; title: The people-process culture approach to organizational climate; title: High-performance organizations; title: High-performance organizations are great places to work; title: Trust above all else; title: Communication is vital to success; title: Leadership and organizational culture; title: Finding and keeping the right employees; title: Lifelong learning and professional development; title: Organizational resiliency; title: Responsible global citizenship; title: Potential types of people-focused organizations; title: The futre of people-process cultures.