Affiliation in the Workplace: Value Creation in the New Organization

Elsdon, Ron

ISBN 10: 1567204368 / ISBN 13: 9781567204360

Published by Praeger (edition Illustrated), 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Affiliation in the Workplace: Value Creation in the New Organization
• Publisher: Praeger (edition Illustrated)
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567204368
• ISBN 13: 9781567204360
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book draws on studies that quantify the link between individual development and organizational value creation. Strengthening this link is key to building a strong sense of affiliation and a more productive workforce. The author provides frameworks for characterizing the workforce, listening to the organization, using inclusion as a key differentiator, and applying mathematical modeling techniques to explore and quantify related areas.

We are entering an era when it makes sense to move away from mere retention strategies of control and toward more mutually beneficial strategies of affiliation. This trend can be traced to the recognition of the knowledge worker's influence and the value of human capital in today's economy. To succeed in this emerging work world, organizational leaders and human resource professionals must create new relationships with individuals built around the concept of affiliation. This will mean changed roles and behaviors that respect mutual interests, and will require a culture of inclusion expressed internally through workforce diversity, externally through workforce partnerships, at a community level through philanthropy, and globally through the pursuit of a greater good.

About the Author

RON ELSDON, PhD, is a founder of organizations that specialize in career and workforce development for organizations and individuals. He has also been active in speaking, writing about and promoting a range of social causes. Ron has more than twenty-five years of leadership experience at diverse organizations in a broad range of sectors, and has been an adjunct faculty member at, or affiliated with, several universities. He has authored numerous publications and has spoken regularly at national and regional events. With his co-author, Ron was awarded the Walker Prize by the Human Resource Planning Society for the paper that best advances state-of-the-art thinking or practices in human resources. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering from Cambridge University, a master's degree in career development from John F. Kennedy University, and a first class honors degree in chemical engineering from Leeds University.