Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
Investing in People introduces a breakthrough approach to Human Resources (HR) measurement that systematically aligns HR investments with organizational goals and helps make HR the true strategic partner it needs to be. Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau show exactly how to choose, implement, and use metrics to improve decision-making, optimize organizational effectiveness, and maximize the value of HR investments.
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explains that the existence of an effective performance management system is often the major differentiator between organizations that produce adequate results and those that excel. Without a focus on performance management at all levels of an organization, it is hard to see how an organization can find a competitive advantage that is based on its talent.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Theresa Welbourne, CEO Research Professor, and Denise Avink of Northrop Grumman, spoke on October 27, 2010 on Data Coaching: A Cure for HR Data Analysis Paralysis?
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Theresa Welbourne, Research Professor and Bill Cushard, Chief Learning Officer, Knowland Group spoke on October 19 about Fast HRM and the results of the Summer 2010 Leadership Pulse, as well as new high-level findings from the Fall 2010 Leadership Pulse).
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
In this introduction to the special issue, Paula Jarzabkowski (Aston), Susan Albers Mohrman (CEO), and Andreas Georg Scherer (University of Zurich) apply philosophical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives to examine the challenges of studying the generation and use of academic knowledge.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Susan Albers Mohrman (CEO) explains that traditional management research has advocated arms‐length, systematic studies that treat organizations and the people in them as subjects.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Christopher G. Worley (CEO), Ann E. Feyerherm (Pepperdine University), and Darryl Knudsen (Gap Inc.) share how organizations are being challenged to find socially acceptable and ecologically proactive solutions while fulfilling economic expectations.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Susan A. Mohrman (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) share how sustainability has become a prominent topic in the popular press, corporate boardrooms, political arenas, and academia. Conversations and debates about what it is, why it is important, what should be done about it, and how quickly we should act are pervasive.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO), Jay Jamrog (i4cp, Inc.), and John Boudreau (CEO) ask the question “What has been the effect of the recession on HR?” There is a lot of speculation about how it has affected the function, but little data exist on what has happened. Let’s look at two scenarios about might have happened and then look at some data that show which one seems to have occurred most frequently.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Different jobs and businesses require professionals with different skills. Michael Gibbs, Clinical Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Alec Levenson, Research Scientist at the USC, explain the advantages and disadvantages of two opposite, yet complementary, approaches used to design employee jobs.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Want to Make Money on the New Initial Public Offerings? Learn about their Human Resource Management Strategies. This article by Theresa M. Welbourne (CEO) reports critical information for firms planning to go public and those going through high rates of change.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and George S. Benson (University of Texas) discuss how there have been profound changes in the global economy and corporate landscape over the last 40 years but advocates of “high road” management approaches that emphasize highly skilled and involved employees continue for several reasons.
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.