Resources - Book Reviews

Exploring Employee Relations
Comprehensive and authoritative, this text is aimed at providing students without previous knowledge of the subject with a solid grounding in the theory and practice of employee relations. The structure is clear and logical, leading the newcomer through the topics by highlighting key issues and providing a logical development of the content
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The Transformation of Australian Industrial Relations
The Transformation of Australian Industrial Relations describes the changing dynamics of the workplace and the forces behind those changes. Wooden provides an understanding of both collective and individual agreements and analyses how trade unions have reacted to, and been affected by, changes in bargaining structures
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Selecting for Future Success: Profiting from Best Practice
Selecting for Future Success: Profiting from Best Practice is more a report than a traditional HR book. This makes it relatively easy to digest as it isn't filled with a lot of the mumbo jumbo that frequently characterises many HR publications.
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Dispute Resolution Guidebook
This comprehensive guidebook covers the various Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods currently available to assist in resolving commercial, workplace, family-related, community relations, banking and other conflicts.
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Human Resources Kit For Dummies
Human Resources Kit For Dummies is an excellent in-depth look at HR without all the technical and analytical drivel that accompanies many HR publications. Like most "For Dummies" books, the point-by-point style makes it ideal for quick, simple reference.
Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half (one of the world's largest specialised staffing firms), incorporates many HR-related views in this publication and suggests different techniques for dealing with HR-related issues
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The Role of Training and Innovation in Workplace Performance
This research paper by Patrick Laplagne and Leonie Bensted examines the importance of employee training and workplace innovation in determining both labour productivity levels and growth in Australian workplaces.
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Dispute Resolution Guidebook
This comprehensive guidebook covers the various Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods currently available to assist in resolving commercial, workplace, family-related, community relations, banking and other conflicts.
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