The Human Capital Edge: 21 People Management Practices Your Company Must Implement (Or Avoid) To Maximize Shareholder Value: 25 People Management . (or Avoid) to Maximize Shareholder Value

Global human resources consulting firm Watson Wyatt has conducted a large body of research on 25 human capital management practices showing, for the first time, how these practices can raise or lower the stock price of a company and by how much. This research, cited in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Forbes, is the foundation of the Human Capital Edge, and brings a new level of financial measurement-based precision to the too-often fuzzy world of management books.

Bruce N. Pfau, Ph.D., (New York, NY) and Ira T. Kay, Ph.D., (New York, NY) are senior executives of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a world-leading human resources consulting firm. Dr. Pfau is Watson Wyatt's national practice director of organization assessment and performance. Dr. Kay is director of the U.S. compensation practice.