Author: Bennett M. Berger
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: structure, social, symbolic, culture, essay
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 1995-07-07
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0520200179
ISBN-13: 9780520200173

The result of 35 years of thought and research on culture by one of the best and most literate writers in sociology, this wide-ranging review of the meaning and study of culture is Bennett Berger at his best. Drawing on his unsurpassed knowledge of the scholarly literature and on his wealth of personal experience, Berger reviews and synthesizes recent work in cultural sociology from a materialist perspective. His essay culminates in a call for an empirical research program focused on the relation between symbolic choices and social locations, rather than on interpretive accounts of the meaning

Authors:Erving Goffman, Bennett Berger,
Publisher: Northeastern
Keywords: experience, organization, essay, analysis, frame
Number of Pages: 600
Published: 1986-05-30
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 093035091X
ISBN-13: 9780930350918

Authors:Lance Berger, Dorothy Berger,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: identifying, developing, promoting, people, excellence, organizational, management, handbook, creating, talent
Number of Pages: 450
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0071414347
ISBN-13: 9780071414340

The Talent Management Handbook explains how organizations can identify and get the most out of high-potential people by developing and promoting them to key positions. The book explains:1. A system for integrating three human resources building blocks: organizational competencies, performance appraisal, and forecasting employee/manager potential 2. Six human resources conditions necessary for organization excellence 3. How to link your employee assessment process to career planning and developmentThe Talent Management Handbook will help you design career plans that boost employee morale, as we

Authors:Lance Berger, Dorothy Berger,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: handbook, compensation
Number of Pages: 656
Published: 2008-05-19
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0071496750
ISBN-13: 9780071496759

The Perennial Favorite of HR Professionals Seeking the Most Current, Insightful Reference in the Field For over thirty-five years, human resources and management professionals have been turning to a single source for the most astute and up-to-date commentary about the state of the industry-The Compensation Handbook. Composed of one-hundred percent brand-new material from more than sixty authorities in the field, this fully updated edition provides direct insight into the most critical issues compensation and human resources professionals face today. Among the many human-capital topics covered

Authors:Lance Berger, Dorothy Berger,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: handbook, compensation
Number of Pages: 646
Published: 1999-12-29
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 0071343091
ISBN-13: 9780071343091

Straight answers to your compensation questions An A-to-Z guide to compensation strategy and design, Compensation Handbook, Fourth Edition, has been completely revised and updated to keep you on top of the important changes that have taken place in this area. Editors Lance A. Berger and Dorothy R. Berger have assembled articles by leading compensation practitioners to give you authoritative solutions to a wide range of specific compensation problems. This important new edition shares with you the best thinking on attracting and retaining outstanding employees in a tight market...executive

Authors:Lance Berger, Dorothy Berger,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: selecting, developing, promoting, people, advantage, competitive, management, handbook, creating, sustainable, talent
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 2010-11-10
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 007173905X
ISBN-13: 9780071739054

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO FINDING, DEVELOPING, AND KEEPING THE BEST TALENT The most comprehensive book of its kind, The Talent Management Handbook has become the go-to resource for HR professionals, CEOs, and business leaders who want to take the lead in building a diverse, talented, and motivated workforce. Each section of this book offers state-of-the-art processes, step-by-step practical management tools and techniques, and up-to-the-minute resources that will equip you to: Discover and develop new talent Inspire, coach, and train future leaders Reward and retain the best peop

Authors:John Koval, Larry Bennett, Michael Bennett, Fassil De
Publisher: Temple University Press
Keywords: analysis, cultural, social, chicago, new
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2006-09-28
List price: $38.95
ISBN-10: 1592130887
ISBN-13: 9781592130887

For generations, visitors, journalists, and social scientists alike have asserted that Chicago is the quintessentially American city. Indeed, the introduction to "The New Chicago" reminds us that ’to know America, you must know Chicago’. The authors boldly announce the demise of the city of broad shoulders and the transformation of its physical, social, cultural, and economic institutions into a new Chicago. In this wide-ranging book, twenty scholars, journalists, and activists, relying on data from the 2000 census and many years of direct experience with the city, identify five co