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Control # 1 2023287897
Control # Id 3 DLC
Date 5 20231212113627.0
Fixed Data 8 230721t20232023nyua b 001 0 eng d
LC Card 10    $a 2023287897
ISBN 20    $a9780197629802$q(hardcover)
ISBN 20    $a0197629806$q(hardcover)
Local Ctrl # 35    $a(OCoLC)on1346847795
Obsolete 39    $a335820$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aYDX$beng$erda$cYDX$dBDX$dIOU$dTOH$dJAS$dDLC
Authen. Ctr. 42    $alccopycat
LC Call 50 00 $aHD4945$b.C377 2023
Dewey Class 82 04 $a658.32$223
ME:Pers Name 100 $aCappelli, Peter,$eauthor.
Title 245 10 $aOur least important asset :$bwhy the relentless focus on finance and accounting is bad for business and employees /$cPeter Cappelli.
Tag 264 264  1 $aNew York, NY :$bOxford University Press,$c[2023]
Tag 264 264  4 $cÃ2023
Phys Descrpt 300    $axiv, 224 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
Tag 336 336    $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
Tag 337 337    $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
Tag 338 338    $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Content 505 $aIntroduction: The new model and how we got here -- Employment practices are choices -- Beyond financial accounting : what drives leaders -- Hiring -- The rise of a new industry and the liquid workforce -- How work gets done -- The impact on employees -- Final thoughts.
Abstract 520    $aA comprehensive and insightful look at the modern workplace and how employees are managed, where the new approach is driven by the quirks of financial accounting to the detriment of employees and the long-term success of the organization. Real wages have stagnated or declined for most workers, job insecurity has increased, and retirement income is uncertain. Hours of work for white collar employees have increased steadily, opportunities for advancement have withered, and evidence of the negative effects of workplace stress on health continues to accumulate. Why have jobs gotten so much worse? As Peter Cappelli argues, these issues are not a result of companies trying to be cost effective. They stem from the logic of financial accounting- the arbiter for determining whether a company is maximizing shareholder value- and its fundamental flaws in dealing with human capital. Financial accounting views employee costs as fixed costs that cannot be reduced and fails to account for the costs of bad employees and poor management. The simple goal of today's executives is to drive down employment costs, even if it raises costs elsewhere. In Our Least Important Asset, Cappelli argues that the financial accounting problem explains many puzzling practices in contemporary management- employers' emphasis on costs per hire over the quality of hires, the replacement of regular employees with "leased" workers, the shift to unlimited vacations, and the transition of hiring responsibilities from professional recruiters to more expensive line managers. In the process, employers undercut all the evidence about what works to improve the quality, productivity, and creativity of workers. Drawing on decades of experience and research, Cappelli provides a comprehensive and insightful critique of the modern workplace where the gaps in financial accounting make things worse for everyone, from employees to investors. --Provided by publisher.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aLabor costs.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aHuman capital.