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Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations

Dealing with Rough Times: A Capabilities Development Approach to Surviving and Thriving

Susan A. Mohrman (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) state that during rapid change and extreme threat, steering the ship is not sufficient. Leaders must introduce approaches that tap the energies of employees throughout the organization.

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Action Research: An Overview

This paper by Susan A. Mohrman (CEO) addresses the history of action research, its features, and how it differs from more traditional science-based research.

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Relational Capital: How it Matters and Why it’s Walking Out the Door

Theresa M. Welbourne (CEO) states that today, more than ever before, as companies downsize and change their organizations to meet the new challenges they face, relational capital is exiting, and no one even sees it strolling past them on the way out.

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Resource Movement: Can We Predict Growth and Decline?

Leadership Pulse by Theresa M. Welbourne (CEO) is an on-going learning opportunity for leaders from around the world to share their ideas and thoughts on issues relevant to leaders in today’s ever changing business environment.

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Pay at the Top: When HR Makes a Difference

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and John W. Boudreau (CEO) state that despite its importance, relatively little is known about HR’s role in board decision making concerning executive and board compensation and executive succession.

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What Makes HR a Strategic Partner?

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and John W. Boudreau (CEO) share that for several decades, the HR function in corporations has been encouraged to become a strategic partner. Data from a longitudinal study of large corporations suggest that HR is not now a strategic partner and that little or no movement toward it becoming one has occurred.

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Using Human Capital Measurement to Drive Productivity

Alec R. Levenson (CEO) and Tracy Faber (Pepsi/Co) share that in 2005 Frito-Lay’s senior executive team faced a challenge with their Route Sales Representatives (RSRs). The company was achieving sales and profitability targets. But high turnover and low productivity among the RSRs had made the task of meeting those targets progressively harder over time.

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Testing a Business Model Including Nonfinancial Measures in the Homebuilding Industry

Clara Xiaoling Chen (University of Illinois), Melissa Martin (Arizona State University), and Kenneth A. Merchant (USC) test a business model that includes customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and financial performance from a company in the homebuilding industry for the period 2001-2004.

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Corporate Board Attributes, Team Effectiveness and Financial Performance

G. Tyge Payne (Texas Tech University), George S. Benson (University of Texas), and David L. Finegold (Rutgers University) discuss how researchers have recently begun to integrate the literature on corporate boards with that of team effectiveness in an effort to understand how boards function and impact company performance.

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Pay at the Top: When does HR Make a Difference?

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and John W. Boudreau (CEO) discuss how executive compensation, board compensation, and management succession are among the most important issues confronting corporate boards. Decisions in these areas should be informed by valid information and expert knowledge.

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