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How HR Supports Organization Agility, 2/29/2016

Feb 29, 2016 | Agility, Organization Design

In this webinar, Chris Worley and Sue Mohrman, Senior Research Scientists and Directors of CEO’s Organization Design Program, describe the foundations of agility – how the full systems design using the Star Model compliments today’s VUCA world.

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Choose human capital substance over HR style: Evaluate intent, not just the design

Aug 24, 2015 | Compensation and Benefits, Leadership, Organization Design

The problem is that HR too often focuses on the programs as designed, not whether they really address what the business needs. Three examples illustrate this point: compensation, leadership development and competency models, and training and development.

Measuring the Impact and Effectiveness of Org Design Changes

Jun 17, 2015 | Change Management, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness

Alec Levenson recently completed an action research project with a global company on measuring the impact and effectiveness of an operating model change.

Developing Organizational Design at General Mills (video)

Jun 2, 2015 | Change Management, Organization Design

Organization design is a critical organizational capability in today’s world of rapid change, global competition, and frequent market and product realignments.

Human Resource Slack, Human Capital Risk, and Firm Performance: Should Firms Grow Employees Faster Than Sales?

May 14, 2015 | Employee Resource Groups, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR, Talent Management

Varkey Titus Jr. (University of Nebraska) and Theresa M. Welbourne (CEO) utilize a sample of firms that are at a critical moment of growth: after going public. Analysis of 1,437 firm-year observations comprised of 330 initial public offerings (IPO) tracked over the course of five years indicates that the relationship between HR slack and profitability is curvilinear (inverted-U shape).

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Pay Strategy Fundamentals Course with Ed Lawler on Lynda.com

Jan 18, 2015 | Compensation and Benefits, Organization Design, Strategic HR

One of the world’s leading experts on pay, Ed Lawler explains the strategic role of pay in attracting and retaining employees and in organizational design and culture.

The Crucial-and Underappreciated-Role of HR in Sustainability

Oct 10, 2014 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content, Sustainability

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Susan A. Mohrman (CEO) explain that companies that perform well with respect to sustainability can be distinguished from those that don’t by an array of organizational design features.

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The Agility Factor: Building Adaptable Organizations for Superior Performance

Aug 15, 2014 | Agility, Organization Design

In The Agility Factor: Building Adaptable Organizations for Superior Performance, the authors (Christopher G. Worley, Thomas D. Williams, and Edward E. Lawler III) reveal the factors that drive long-term profitability based on the practices of successful companies that have consistently outperformed their peers.

Reconfiguring the Eco-System for Sustainable Healthcare (Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness)

Jul 14, 2014 | Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Sustainability

Reconfiguring the Eco-System for Sustainable Healthcare (Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness) by Susan Albers Mohrman (Author, Editor), Abraham B. Shani (Editor) presents case studies and theoretical analyses that illustrate practical approaches to, and further the theoretical understanding of, the creation of a more sustainable healthcare.

Designing Organizations for Sustainable Effectiveness: A New Paradigm for Organizations and Academic Researchers

Jan 2, 2014 | Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Sustainability

The article by Susan A. Mohrman (CEO) and Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) examines design features that enable an organization to address today’s complex and increasingly pressing global issues in ways that are sustainably effective. It identifies key social and environmental issues and reviews research examining how organizations can respond to them.

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Emerging Approaches to Organisation Design

Dec 4, 2013 | Organization Design

This case-based research report (Mohrman, S. and Pilllans, G. (Corporate Research Forum, 2013) focuses on trends in organization design and organization design solutions that are becoming increasingly common to help manage complexity and promote learning and innovation. The report chronicles some of the major organization design challenges faced by global corporations today.

Building Networks and Partnerships for Sustainability

Jul 25, 2013 | Organization Design, Sustainability

Christopher G. Worley, Philip H. Mirvis, Susan Albers Mohrman, and Abraham B. (Rami) Shani, Editors (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013) The volume explores how collaboration, partnership, and networks are being developed to support the achievement of economic, social, and environmental sustainability.

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