Employees, Careers, and Job Creation

In this new volume of the Professional Practice Series--the first to be published by Jossey-Bass--Manuel London brings together a group of leading research and practice experts to address perhaps the most crucial set of issues facing organizations today--what to do about jobs and workers in turbulent times. In thirteen original chapters, the contributors show how human resource development programs contribute to an organization's viability and growth and the role industrial and organizational psychologists, human resource professionals, and consultants play to help solve organizational or societal problems associated with corporate restructuring and redeployment of workers. The programs detailed here illustrate several successful alternatives to employee displacement and organizational downsizing.Through empirical studies and rich case examples of innovative career development programs in firms as renowned as AT&T, General Electric, and Ford, this book explains the processes for designing and implementing employee development programs that enhance organizational growth and career opportunities.