La gestión humana integral tiene por esencia el mejoramiento continuo de la productividad laboral mediante la utilización de los talentos, conocimientos, competencias y demás fortalezas de los integrantes de una organización. Por ende, las organizaciones dispuestas a incrementar su productividad requieren innovar sus productos, servicios y procesos, empezando por actualizar su gestión de personal como un paso vital para el éxito de la empresa. En cinco grandes apartados, el autor desarrolla la planeación, organización, coordinación, dirección y control del talento humano, con el fin de realizar un diagnóstico de los problemas que pueden obstaculizar la productividad de la fuerza laboral y formular objetivos para superar los inconvenientes detectados. De esta manera, se comprueba el aporte de la gestión humana integral a las metas claves de la empresa, además de generar una cultura de medición de resultados y asignación de responsabilidades. Dirigida a estudiantes de administración de empresas, contaduría, ingeniería industrial, trabajo social, ingeniería comercial, economía, psicología, derecho laboral, hotelería y turismo, así como a profesionales encargados de la administración de personal, gestión humana, recursos humanos y relaciones industriales, que quieran actualizar sus conocimientos.

International businesses struggle to be competitive and influential at the global market level. With the new ideas in the management and leadership disciplines, hard skills are losing or are believed to be losing their strategic relevance while soft skills are praised and highly sought after. The Handbook of Research on International Business and Models for Global Purpose-Driven Companies, a pivotal reference source, provides vital research on international business management strategies and applications within internal organizations that allow companies to strategically position themselves for increased success in the global economy. While highlighting topics such as organizational culture, internal communication, and generational workforce, this publication explores leadership disciplines as well as the methods of handling multicultural organizations. This book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, executives, managers, business professionals, human resource officials, researchers, academicians, and students.

Countries have been competing against each other in order to attract financial investment and human capital for decades. However, emerging economies have a long way to go before they achieve the same levels of competitiveness as a developed economy. Lack of firm institutions, inadequate infrastructure, and a lack of trust in the legal system are urgent and unavoidable factors that emerging economies must address. The Handbook of Research on Increasing the Competitiveness of SMEs provides innovative insights on integrating, adapting, and building models and strategies compatible with the development of competitiveness in small and medium enterprises in emerging countries. The content within this publication examines quality management, organizational leadership, and digital security. It is designed for policymakers, entrepreneurs, managers, executives, business professionals, academicians, researchers, and students.

In the competitive world of the tourism sector, effective human resources management has become a critical factor in determining the success and sustainability of organizations. Human Relations Management in Tourism delves into the key aspects of this essential discipline, exploring the intersection of marketing management, human resource management, and the latest trends in the tourism industry. As the world faces unprecedented challenges and other crises, the book highlights the enduring effects on individuals, businesses, communities, and destinations. Occupational stress, an ongoing concern in the hospitality industry, can lead to conflict among team members or between employees and their roles. By shedding light on this issue, the book seeks to offer valuable insights to undergraduate students, graduate students, professionals, practitioners, and researchers involved in the field of tourism management. As work practices and human resource guidelines undergo transformation in response to the pandemic context, the book provides a thoughtful reflection on the new trends and practices emerging in Human Resources and Marketing Management within the tourism industry. Some of the focal points include the exploration of Green Human Resources, The Human Resource Balanced Scorecard (HRBSC), corporate events, team-building trends, employee empowerment, job satisfaction, and best practices in human resource management specific to the tourism sector.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart City and Informatization, iSCI 2019, held in Guangzhou, China, in November 2019. The volume presents 52 full papers, which were carefully reviewed and selected from 139 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Internet of Things (IoT) and smart sensing; urban computing and big data; smart society informatization technologies; cloud/edge/fog computing for smart city; applications for smart city informatization; assistive engineering and information technology; cyberspace security; blockchain and applications.