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Unlocking Competitive Advantage: How Employee Resource Groups Build Strategic Relational Capital

In today’s hyper-competitive landscape, business success hinges on more than innovation or scale — it depends on the ability to build unique, hard-to-replicate assets. While technology and operations matter, companies that consistently outperform do so by leveraging a less visible but powerful asset: relational capital. One of the most enduring frameworks for understanding strategic advantage, […]

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Dynamics of Employee Resource Groups: Leader Experiences Driving Mutual Benefits for Employees and Employers

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which bring together employees with shared identity or purpose, have been expanding around the globe. ERGs can be a recruiting and retention tool, providing member benefits of career growth, developing friends and providing expanded purpose at work. Given their popularity, they are of interest for researchers. Thus, we conducted a study […]

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WEBINAR: Getting Ready for the Strategic ERG Leadership Summit 2024

WEBINAR: Getting Ready for the Strategic ERG Leadership Summit 2024

We’re looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming 2024 Strategic ERG Leadership Summit in Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN! We invite you to join us for a brief webinar where we’ll share how you can prepare and make the most out of your Summit experience.

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WEBINAR: “State of ERGs” Research Findings

WEBINAR: “State of ERGs” Research Findings

With Theresa Welbourne.
In this session, we will review the research findings of the first comprehensive “State of ERGs” research study to provide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) executives with benchmarking data on ERG practices.

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2024: The State of ERGs Research and Annual ERG Leader & Member Impact Reports (Download)

Discover the power of ERGs in driving global business strategies. Dr. Theresa Welbourne and CEO have spearhead the “State of ERGs” research study, the first study of its kind, and the Annual ERG Leader & Member Survey. Click here to access the latest insights.

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