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The Effects of Inquiry Paradigms on Inquirers: A Study of the Impact of Different Inquiry Methods and Topics on Two Groups of Consulting Teams

Apr 22, 1994 | Employee Resource Groups, Organization Design, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR, Uncategorized

Ramkrishnan V. Tenkasi, Tojo J. Thachankary, Frank J. Barrett, and Michael R. Manning investigated the impact of two different guiding schemas about organizations and topics of inquiry, on two groups of consulting teams.

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Organization Development within the Firm: A Survey of the 500 Largest Industrials

Jan 6, 1994 | Change Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

Gary C. McMahan and Richard W. Woodman conducted a study in which the 500 largest industrial firms in the United States were surveyed with regard to their internal Organization Development (OD) practice.

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Strategic Human Resource Management: Alternative Theoretical Frameworks

Nov 30, 1993 | Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

This article by Patrick M. Wright and Gary C. McMahan attempts to further the theoretical development of SHRM through discussing six theoretical models (behavioral perspective, cybernetic models, agency/transaction cost theory, resource-based view of the firm, power/resource dependence models, and institutional theory) that are useful for understanding both strategic and non-strategic determinants of HR practices.

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Human Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage: A Resource-Based Perspective

Nov 30, 1993 | Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

This paper by Patrick M. Wright, Gary C. McMahan, and Abagail McWilliams integrates the theories and findings of micro-level organizational behavior/human resource management research with the macro-level resource-based view of the firm, specifically presenting a firm’s human resources as an important potential source of sustained competitive advantage.

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The Practice of Organization Development: A Survey of the 500 Largest Service Firms

Oct 28, 1993 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

In this study by Gary C. McMahan, Richard W. Woodman, and Ana Moreno, the 500 largest service firms in the United States were surveyed with regard to their internal Organization Development (OD) practice.

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Effective Reward Systems: Strategy, Diagnosis, Design and Change

May 1, 1993 | Change Management, Compensation and Benefits, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

Edward Lawler III provides a basic framework for the description of an organization’s reward system.

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The Use of Organizational Controls and Their Effects on Data Manipulation and Management Myopia: A U.S. vs Japan Comparison

Apr 16, 1993 | HR Analytics, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR, Uncategorized

Two prior papers by Merchant (1985b, 1990) have explored the use and effects of five management controls at the profit center level of a large U.S. firm. This study by Chee W. Chow, Yutaka Kato, and Kenneth A. Merchant extends the investigation to a cross-cultural context.

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A Skill-Based Approach to Human Resource Management

Sep 3, 1992 | Compensation and Benefits, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

The importance of focusing on employee skills is stressed in this article by E. Lawler III and G. Ledford, Jr. Particular attention is given to how skill based pay and skill based selection processes can be implemented in order to create a strategic skills focus in complex organizations.

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Strategic Human Resource Management

Jul 10, 1992 | Sponsor Content, Strategic HR, Strategy Execution

E. Lawler III, S. Cohen, and L. Chang discuss the role that human resource functions play in complex organization. Emphasis is placed on how the human resource function can become more strategically involved in the business and assesses the progress of large companies in moving toward a strategic partnership role for HR.

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Total Quality-Oriented Human Resource Management

Apr 1, 1992 | Future of HR, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

D. Bowen and E. Lawler III argue that human resources holds the key to sustained quality improvement. Consequently, the HRM department can potentially play a critical role in an organization’s TQM effort.

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Strategic Reward Systems

Jan 1, 1992 | Compensation and Benefits, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

This chapter by D. Jenkins and E. Lawler III presents theory and research on the role of pay systems in complex organizations.

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Human Resources Strategies for Lateral Integration in a High-Technology Setting

Nov 1, 1991 | Digital Transformation, Organization Design, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

S. Mohrman, A. Mohrman, Jr., and S. Cohen discuss how the literature on high technology management points overwhelmingly to the importance of lateral integration processes for successful performance.

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