Books

Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations

Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage

Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage

Organizations can gain a powerful competitive advantage by tapping into their talent and learning how to effectively organize and lead it. But, according to Professor Edward Lawler in Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage, although many organizations acknowledge the importance of people, most do little or nothing to make them a source of competitive advantage.

Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital

Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital

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.

America at Work: Choices and Challenges

America at Work: Choices and Challenges

A companion to the New American Workplace, which is co-published with Society for Human Resource Management and the Center for Effective Organizations, this volume edited by Edward E. Lawler III and James O’Toole (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2006) contains original articles on workplace issues in America today.

The New American Workplace

The New American Workplace

James O’Toole and Edward E. Lawler III, (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2006) Thirty years ago, the bestselling “letter to the government” Work in America published to national acclaim, including front-page coverage in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.

Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing

Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing

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.