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Research and Insights Archive
Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
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Preliminary results of the 2019 HR Global Study
The Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) has administered surveys of the human resource function in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019. The results of the surveys yielded important data and publications on how Human Resource departments have operated and changed throughout the years. It is frequently cited and provides valuable information about HR effectiveness. Recently, CEO has completed its ninth study, and fourth global study.
The Practitioner-Academic Gap: A View from the Middle
The practitioner-academic gap has been widely discussed for decades along with recommendations for increasing the practical application of management research. We review some of the reasons for this disconnect and argue this has been the norm going back to the beginnings of the field. At the same time contemporary management practice has obviously been greatly […]
Executive Survey Highlights Gaps in Understanding of Drivers of Company Performance
LOS ANGELES – June 3, 2019 – The latest edition of the Leadership Pulse™ survey of 200 leaders from firms around the world suggests widespread misalignment between how the top executives view the drivers of their companies performance and what their direct reports are seeing.
Susan G. Cohen Doctoral Research Award
The Susan G. Cohen Research Award in Organization Design, Effectiveness, and Change, jointly given by CEO and the Organization Development and Change (ODC) division of the Academy of Management, is offered in remembrance of Dr. Susan Cohen, who was a research scientist at CEO, in the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, from 1988-2006.
How Companies Can Really Impact Service Quality
Benjamin Schneider (CEO)
Fall 2017
How do human resources organizations measure their efficiency, effectiveness and impact?
In this article, John Boudreau and Ed Lawler report some of the findings from their 2016 survey of HR leaders in more than 100 large U.S. corporations.
Workplace Fatigue is a Systems Problem
Alec Levenson (CEO) explains that workplace fatigue is traditionally treated almost exclusively as an individual issue, and it certainly is the case that individual differences lead some individuals to experience fatigue and, ultimately, to burn out more than others. Yet not enough attention has been paid to factors arising from work design and organization strategy.
Performance Feedback Culture: The Key to Performance Management Effectiveness?
Gerry Ledford, George Benson, and Ben Schneider
February 7, 2017 9:00am – 10:00am (PT)
Strategic Analytics, 12/1/15
This webinar aligns with Alec Levenson’s new book, Strategic Analytics: Advancing Strategy Execution and Organizational Effectiveness.
Measuring the Impact and Effectiveness of Org Design Changes
Alec Levenson recently completed an action research project with a global company on measuring the impact and effectiveness of an operating model change.
The sustainable effectiveness model: Moving corporations beyond the philanthropy paradigm
In this article, Ed Lawler and Jay Conger share how there is increasing agreement that we are at a moment in history when business as usual is inadequate.