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Assessing Organizational Diversity with Structural Equation Modeling applies partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to standardized and rank ordered latent composites of workforce diversity to endogenous composites of organizational performance of diversity. In so doing, this book offers human resources practitioners and researchers in the nonprofit, private, and public sectors a hands-on guide on how to apply PLS-SEM in an organizational setting to assess the direct and indirect statistical relationships amongst exogenous and mediating composites and endogenous composites of organizational performance. Examples of standardized and rank-ordered PLS-SEM analyses are provided throughout the book. This book illustrates how to analyze and assess the direct and indirect statistical relationships of exogenous and mediating latent composites on different types of organizational performance such as human capital return on investment and net profit margin.

This book offers a unique perspective on the principles and developmental pathways (i.e., practices, and processes) associated with developing leaders and leadership. Unlike most offerings on the topic of leadership development, it adopts an evidence-based approach to the scientific study of developing leaders and leadership, including the underlying theories that support this study. Focused on the processes associated with development within and across levels, the author presents a comprehensive summary of what we know about the developmental pathways associated with developing leaders and leadership, practices that motivate effective processes, and the theoretical principles that guide the study and understanding how individuals and collectives develop (i.e., change over time) in ways that increase their respective capacities for leadership. This book will appeal to those interested in understanding how leaders develop and the differences between developing leaders and developing leadership. It draws from theory and research from management, psychology, sociology, and education.

Managing Change in Business: A Fresh Approach is a practical handbook aimed at helping you ‘make it happen'. Intended as an easy-to-follow, self-help volume, it is aimed primarily at employees in businesses undergoing a change programme. Casting aside traditional jargon, this book offers a practical guide. It is all about making the process of change easier – to understand, adapt and accept.Contents include key drivers of change such as operations strategy, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, digital transformation and climate change. The book also explains the all-important enablers of change, significant change models and the crucial tools needed to help ‘make it happen'. The text is also supported by real-life case examples, linking theory with practice. Business executives, academics, management consultants and business management students will also benefit from this highly readable ‘go to'book.