Employee Management and Customer Service in the Retail Industry

Employee Management and Customer Service in the Retail Industry

Thomas, Chris; Heil, Gary

John Wiley & Sons Inc

08/2005

208

Mole

Inglês

9780471723240

15 a 20 dias

408

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Preface. CHAPTER 1: HIRING GOOD PEOPLE.

The Job Description.

Finding Employees.

Interviewing Job Candidates.

Background Checks.

Selecting a Candidate.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

CHAPTER 2: FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS.

Federal Wage-Related Laws.

Federal Health and Safety Laws.

Federal Benefits Laws.

Federal Antidiscrimination Laws.

Sexual Harassment and Wrongful Discharge.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

CHAPTER 3: MANAGING PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY.

The Accountability Dilemma.

Cooperation vs. Competition.

Building Cooperation.

The Workplace "Caste System".

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

CHAPTER 4: MANAGING UNION EMPLOYEES.

A Brief History of Labor Unions.

Types of Unions.

The Grievance Process.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

CHAPTER 5: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

A Bit of Benefits Background.

Health Care Coverage and Costs.

Guaranteed Income Plans.

Other Types of Benefits.

Building in Maximum Flexibility.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

CHAPTER 6: RETENTION AND MOTIVATION.

The Case for Employee Retention.

Structure Drives Behavior.

Why Workers Leave.

The Role of Change.

Learning From Goodbyes.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

CHAPTER 7: BUILDING CORE VALUES.

Regaining Trust.

Retail-Specific Values.

Corporate Citizenship.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

CHAPTER 8: MANAGING IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.

Drug Abuse in the Workplace.

Off-the-Clock Work.

The Smoke-Free Workplace.

Workplace Violence.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

CHAPTER 9: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.

Business as a Human Endeavor.

The Service-savvy Employee.

Ideas, Large and Small.

Changing the Service Mind-set.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

CHAPTER 10: RETAIL TECHNOLOGY AND TRENDS.

Technology and Workplace Privacy.

Temporary Workers.

Free Speech and Blogging.

Competing with E-commerce.

Chapter Summary.

Discussion Questions.

Endnotes.

Glossary.

Index.
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