Human Resource Management in the Knowledge Economy NEW CHALLENGES, NEW ROLES, NEW CAPABILITIES

• Main Authors: Lengnick-Hall, Mark L. (Author), Lengnick-Hall, Cynthia A. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco BERRETT-KOEHLER PUBLISHERS, INC. 2003
• Subjects: Knowledge management > United States; Personnel management > United States; Personnel management
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• Physical Description: xv, 204 pages 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 1576751597

The book identifies the most important features of the knowledge economy and details four new roles HR must adopt in order to help organisations succeed in this new human capital steward role: knowledge facilitator, relationship builder, and rapid deployment specialist. Each of these roles is defined and described in detail using examples from leading-edge businesses. Human Resource Management in the Knowledge Economy describes how human resource management has evolved and continues to evolve to meet the increasing demands of organisations for sources of competitive advantage