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Organization Studies as Applied Science: The Generation and Use of Academic Knowledge about Organizations (Introduction to the Special Issue)

Sep 15, 2010 | Future of HR, Sponsor Content

In this introduction to the special issue, Paula Jarzabkowski (Aston), Susan Albers Mohrman (CEO), and Andreas Georg Scherer (University of Zurich) apply philosophical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives to examine the challenges of studying the generation and use of academic knowledge.

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Can HR Evolve Faster? What’s in Its Way? – and How to Remove It, 4/19/2010

Apr 19, 2010 | Future of HR, Strategic HR

John Boudreau discussed his view on the evolution of the HR profession, drawing on Center research, his recent work with leading HR executives and CHRO’s, and the ideas in his forthcoming book, Retooling HR.

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Make Human Capital a Source of Competitive Advantage

May 15, 2008 | Future of HR, Leadership, Organization Design, Performance Management, Sponsor Content

This article by Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) looks at four areas where human capital should have a major impact on design: corporate boards, leadership, the human resource department, and information practices.

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Make Human Capital a Source of Competitive Advantage

Apr 2, 2008 | Future of HR, Leadership, Organization Design, Performance Management, Sponsor Content

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Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital

Dec 4, 2007 | Future of HR, Talent Management

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.

Designing Organizations for Growth: The Human Resource Contribution

Sep 10, 2007 | Future of HR, Organization Design, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

Susan A. Mohrman (CEO) states that HR is staring at an incredible opportunity to increase its impact on organizational performance and become a true strategic partner by contributing to the organization and work design challenges that enable growth.

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HR Should Set the Table

Jul 13, 2005 | Future of HR, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

E. Lawler argues that the time is right for HR to take on an important new role in organizations. It needs to become a major player in the development and implementation of business strategy.

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It Should Be All About Organizational Effectiveness

Jul 12, 2005 | Future of HR, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) states that it is the best of times and the worst of times for the HR functions in corporations. The foundation upon which HR functions were built has shifted dramatically in the last few decades.

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Should They Stay or Should They Go? The Aging Workforce

Apr 1, 2005 | Future of HR, Sponsor Content, Talent Management

Theresa M. Welbourne (eePulse) and David Van Kuttnauer (eePulse) explain that there are some rarely discussed, but important facts regarding the American workforce. Specifically, it is growing older. The “graying” of the workforce is due to two significant demographic shifts that are beginning to reshape the composition of the U.S. labor force.

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Talentship: The Future of Human Resource Measurement

Feb 4, 2004 | Future of HR, Performance Management, Sponsor Content, Talent Management

John W. Boudreau (CEO) and Peter M. Ramstad (Personnel Decisions International) share that there is no shortage of measures in human resources. Unfortunately to date these measures have had little impact on how effectively organizations manage human capital, the apparent and hidden talents of employees and potential employees.

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Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing

Jan 1, 2004 | Future of HR, Strategic HR

Edward E. Lawler III, David Ulrich, Jac Fitz-enz, James Madden, and Regina Maruca, (Jossey-Bass, 2004) discuss how today’s highly competitive marketplace demands that human resources departments emerge from under their administrative workloads and become full partners in determining their organizations’ winning strategies.

Human Resources Management: New Consulting Opportunities

Jan 3, 2003 | Change Management, Future of HR, Sponsor Content

E. Lawler and S. Mohrman explain that the future of HR consulting is inseparable from the future of the HR function in organizations. There is little doubt in our minds that the ways in which the HR function is managed, positioned and operates in corporations today will change dramatically over the next decade and that these changes will affect HR consulting.

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