Library Hours :   7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.   Monday through Friday

Library Loan Period :   Books--2 weeks   Magazines--1 week   New Books--1 week

Library Staff :   Joni Torres

HEC LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM HEC LIBRARY

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Survival Guide to Managing Employees from Hell; Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, and Other Workplace Demons.
Gini Graham Scott. New York, AMACOM, 2007. 230 pages.
Contents: Bad Attitude; Incompetent; Personal Issues; Trust and Honesty; Communication; Putting it all Together.

Fundamentals of Project Management. 3rd ed.
James P. Lewis. New York, AMACOM, 2007. 164 pages.
Contents: Role of the Project Manager; Planning the Project; Developing a Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives for the Project; Scheduling Project Work; Project Control and Evaluation; Managing the Project Team.

Directors’ Compensation and Board Practices in 2006.
Charles Peck, Henry M Silvert, and Judit Torok. New York, The Conference Board, 2006. 37 pages. (R-1396-06-RR).
Contents: Annual Compensation of Outside Directors; Board Meetings; Board Committee Service; Benefits for Outside Directors; Leadership and Policies of the Board of Directors.

Are They Really Ready to Work?; Employers’ Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applies Skills of New Entrants to the 21st Century U.S. Workforce.
The Conference Board; Corporate Voices for Working Families; Partnership for 21st Century Skills; and, SHRM. New York, 2006. 61 pages.
Contents: Determining the Current Basic Knowledge and Applied Skill Requirements for Workforce Readiness; Assessing the Recent Entrants’ Preparation in Terms of Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills; Report Card on Workforce Readiness; Assuming Responsibility for Workforce Readiness.

Compensating the Sales Force: a Practical Guide to Designing Winning Sales Compensation Plans.
David J. Cichelli. New York, McGraw Hill, 2004. 218 pages.
Contents: Why Sales Compensation; Sales Compensation Fundamentals; Who Own Sales Compensation; Why Job Content Drives Sales Compensation Design; formula Types; Formula Construction; Support Programs: Territories, Quotas, and Crediting; Administration; Implementation and Communication; Program Assessment; Sales Compensation Design.

Getting Your Way Every Day; Mastering the Lost Art of Pure Persuasion.
Alan Axelrod. New York, AMACOM, 2007. 293 pages.
Contents: Profit from ancient Wisdom; Lay it all Out; Be Ethical, Be Emotional; Welcome to the House of Style; Go Beyond Words; Talk Yourself into the Job You Want; Inspire Your Staff; Satisfy Your Customers; Deal with Your Vendors; Close with Your Investors and Lenders.

Manager’s Guide to Rewards; What you Need to Know to Get the Best For and From Your Employees.
Doug Jensen, Tom McMullen, and Mel Stark. New York, AMACOM, 2007. 241 pages.
Contents: Ensuring an ROI on Your Rewards Programs; Performance Measures that Motivate; Getting Employee Commitment with “Total Rewards”; Base Salary Management: Building the Foundation; Hidden Value of Benefits.

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Call 440-8804 to borrow books from HEC Library.
Loan period is for 2 weeks.
Limit 2 books per loan period.

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Internal Investigations: Solving Workplace Dilemmas While Avoiding Liability.
Washington, BNA, 2005. (Workforce Strategies, No. 11).
Contents: Why conduct an internal investigation?; Triggering an internal investigation; From allegation to investigation; Preparing for an investigation; Handling documents and other physical evidence; Interviewing witnesses; Preparing an investigation report.

How to Develop Essential HR Policies and Procedures.
John H. McConnell. New York, AMACOM, 2005. 332 pages, w/CD.
Contents: Identifying the policies and procedures your organization requires; Writing procedures and obtaining their approval; A policy and procedure format; Key human resources policies and procedures; Policy and procedure administration.

Improving Employee Performance Through Appraisal and Coaching. 2nd ed.
Donald L. Kirkpatrick. Forward by Dick Grote. New York, AMACOM, 2006. 253 pages.
Contents: The basis for appraisal; The appraisal and the interview; The performance improvement plan; On-the-job coaching; Five program requirements; Leaders who coach create coaching cultures; Evaluating a training course on performance appraisal and coaching; Case study – Carilion Health System; Notes from the field; Sample forms.

Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting & Orienting New Employees. 4th ed.
Diane Arthur. New York, AMACOM, 2006. 354 pages.
Partial contents: Recruiting challenges; Interviewing and legal considerations; Competency-based questions; Interview components; Types of employment interviews; Documenting the interview; Selection process; The fundaments of employee orientation.

The Job Description Handbook.
Margie Mader-Clark. Berkeley, CA, NOLO, 2006. v.p. w/CD.
Contents: An overview of job descriptions; Avoiding legal pitfalls; Analyze and define the job; Writing the job description; Using job descriptions; Troubleshooting.

Measure of Success; Evaluating Corporate Citizenship Performance.
Thomas E. Cavanagh, Anu Oza, and Charles J. Bennett. New York, The Conference Board, 2005. 70 pages.
Contents: Evolution of corporate citizenship; Internal measurement approaches; External measurement approaches; Measurement as a management tool for corporate citizenship.

ABC’s of EEO for Small Businesses and Supervisors.
Washington, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Training Institute, n.d. 145 pages.
Partial contents: Overview of the EEO Laws and the Role of EEOC; Recruiting, interviewing and testing; Making the selection; Harassment; Evaluations; Promotions; Discipline and discharge; Filing and receiving a charge; Investigation process and possible remedies.

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