Like CEO’s previous research, this project measures whether the HR function is changing and on gauging its effectiveness. Edward E. Lawler III and John W. Boudreau pay particular attention to whether HR is changing to become an effective strategic partner. They also analyze how organizations can more effectively manage their human capital.
Research and Insights Archive
Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
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Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital
Beyond HR (John W. Boudreau and Peter M. Ramstad (Harvard Business School Press, 2007)) shows how organizations can uncover distinctive talent contributions, strategically differentiate their HR practices and metrics, and more optimally allocate talent to create value.
Achieving Strategic Excellence: An Assessment of Human Resource Organizations
Edward E. Lawler, John W. Boudreau, and Susan Albers Mohrman (Stanford Press, 2006) This is the Center for Effective Organizations’s (CEO) fourth national study of the human resources (HR) function in large corporations. It is the only long-term national study of this important function.