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What Makes HR Effective?

May 12, 2013 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

What does the HR function of an organization have to do to be a high performer? To determine what makes HR effective, Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and John W. Boudreau (CEO) surveyed senior HR executives and other executives from more than 200 U.S. corporations.

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Stubborn Traditionalism in HRM: Causes and Consequences

Jan 4, 2013 | Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

This article by John W. Boudreau (CEO) and Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) examines two questions using cross-sectional analysis of our most recent survey of HR leaders. First we find that slow progress matters, because progress on HR functional features is related to important outcomes, including HR’s role in strategy, effectiveness as a function, and organizational performance. Second, we explore one explanation for HR’s stubborn traditionalism, in the organization’s management approach.

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Workforce Planning Across the Great Divide

Jan 3, 2013 | Sponsor Content, Talent Management

John W. Boudreau (CEO) and Ian Ziskin (CEO) argue that even today’s most sophisticated SWP systems often focus solely on the workforce, using frameworks and tools that are largely in the domain of human resources management, and often provide the majority of their information about the HR function and its processes and activities.

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Effectiveness of Management Approaches

Jan 1, 2013 | Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Management, Sponsor Content

Ed Lawler and John Boudreau discuss the effectiveness of five different approaches to management: bureaucratic, low-cost operator, high involvement, global competitor and sustainable.

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Short Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management

Nov 12, 2012 | Strategic HR

Reflecting an increasing uncertainty in global business, Cascio and Boudreau consider ways of dealing with risk in managing human capital. Numerous examples in every chapter illustrate key points with real business cases from around the world.

The Strategic Role of HR in the U.S. and China

Oct 12, 2012 | Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

John W. Boudreau (CEO) and Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explain that it appears that one reason for the differences in the strategic role of HR between the two countries is the extent to which organizations adopt management approaches that are positively associated with the opportunity for HR to engage in strategic activities.

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Evolution of a Decision Science for HR Management

Sep 10, 2012 | Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Management

In this webinar, John Boudreau described emerging findings from the data in his new book with Edward Lawler, Effective Human Resource Management: A Global Analysis.

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Effective Human Resource Management: A Global Analysis

Jul 4, 2012 | Strategic HR, Talent Management

Ed Lawler and John Boudreau measure how HR management is changing, paying particular attention to what creates a successful HR function–one that contributes to a strategic partnership and overall organizational effectiveness.

Effective Human Resource Management: A Global Analysis

May 22, 2012 | Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Management

Ed Lawler and John Boudreau presented the results of CEO’s sixth tri-annual survey of HR in this webinar.

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The Future of HR

Apr 23, 2012 | Future of HR

Ian Ziskin and John Boudreau discussed The Future of HR: Multiple Disciplines, Multiple Connections, Multiple Levels.

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Strategic Industrial-Organizational Psychology Lies Beyond HR

Feb 5, 2012 | Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

In this commentary, John W. Boudreau (CEO) suggests that extending ”beyond HR” and within strategy may offer ways for I-O professionals to further develop the vital linkages between their work and organizational success.

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How HR Spends Its Time: It is Time for a Change

Feb 4, 2012 | Change Management, Sponsor Content

Over the last 15 years, the Center for Effective Organizations has surveyed HR leaders every three years regarding the HR profession, the role of HR professionals, the nature of the HR function, and the effectiveness of the HR function.

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