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The science of human capital

Published on
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Written by
Nick Walker [1]

Challenging days lie ahead again. Who should worry the most? Many would say human resources (HR) managers and their bosses. In some respects, they have the most to gain and the most to lose. And this book is written for them, and anyone else with an informed interest in HR. Many deem the practice as both a science and an art, but in this thought-provoking work, it is presented as more of the former.  

If you want to give your company a fighting chance of not just surviving but also thriving, Transformative HR will likely pique your interest, despite its clunky kicker - How Great Companies Use Evidence-Based Change for Sustainable Advantage.

That said, I would not call the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) a great company, in light of its 21st century track record. Nor would I describe in the same salutary way the opaque Malaysian government p