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It’s Individuals, Not Generations, That Matter

Sep 17, 2011 | Sponsor Content, Talent Management

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) examines how an entire industry has emerged dedicated to describing (and in some cases, stereotyping) the Gen-X, Y, boomers, silent, greatest and millennial generations and how they should be managed.

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The Economic Analysis of Teams: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Sep 15, 2011 | HR Analytics, Sponsor Content

This paper by Alec R. Levenson (CEO) provides an interdisciplinary look at the issues surrounding group-level processes and productivity, comparing the economic and behavioral science literatures and providing suggestions for ways that economists can learn from advances in the behavioral science literature.

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Effective Talent Management

Sep 15, 2011 | Sponsor Content, Talent Management

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) share that sustainability initiatives and corporate social responsibility programs are a possible first step toward developing organizations that are able to perform well financially, socially, and environmentally, what we like to call sustainable effectiveness.

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Evaluating Employees? Add Environmental & Societal Impact to Your Performance Checklist

Sep 14, 2011 | Performance Management, Sponsor Content

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) argues that very few companies have appraisals that go above and beyond –considering employees’ performance as it relates to the environment or society.

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Missed Opportunity to Reform Executive Compensation

Sep 13, 2011 | Compensation and Benefits, Sponsor Content

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) states that the new normal with respect to executive compensation appears to be very similar to the old pre-recession normal.

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Lack of Women on Corporate Boards: The Problem or a Symptom?

Sep 12, 2011 | Diversity and Inclusion, Sponsor Content

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) shares that Britain is inching toward following other countries (including France, Spain, and Norway) in introducing compulsory quotas for the number of women on corporate boards.

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Sustainable Leadership: The Iconic Leader Problem

Sep 11, 2011 | Leadership, Sponsor Content, Sustainability

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) shares that for the last several months CEO succession at Apple has gotten a considerable amount of attention because of the health problems of Steve Jobs.

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Optimizing Incentive Plan Design: A Case Study

Sep 10, 2011 | Compensation and Benefits, Sponsor Content

Alec R. Levenson (CEO), Cindy Zoghi (BLS), Michael Gibbs (University of Chicago), and George S. Benson (University of Texas) study effects of a firm’s attempt to optimize an existing incentive scheme to increase sales growth for direct store delivery workers.

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A Suggestion for Creating Effective Sustainable Organizations: Get Rid of Job Descriptions

Sep 5, 2011 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Sustainability

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) argue that despite their widespread uses, job descriptions frequently are more dysfunctional than helpful, even in traditional bureaucratic organizations.

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Creating a New Employment Deal: Total Rewards and the New Workforce

Jul 9, 2011 | Compensation and Benefits, Sponsor Content

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explains that the workforce of organizations is becoming more and more diverse, despite this most organizations offer a standard employment deal.

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Sustainability Initiatives are not the Answer: A New Approach to Management is Needed

Jul 4, 2011 | Sponsor Content, Sustainability

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G.Worley (CEO) share that sustainability has become a major issue for most large corporations. Willingly or grudgingly, organizations are accepting responsibility for the impact that they have on the natural environment, the people they employ and the societies they operate in.

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The Future of HR and Effective Organizations

Jun 8, 2011 | Future of HR, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

This article by John Boudreau (CEO) and Ian Ziskin (CEO and Exec Excel) describes the results of an ongoing initiative by CEO to understand the future of HR, and in particular its relationships within effective organizations in dynamic environments.

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