Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
Useful Research (Susan Albers Mohrman, Edward E. Lawler III, and Associates (Berrett-Koehler, 2011)) is designed to discuss the legitimacy and importance of conducting useful research to benefit both theory and practice in the field of organizational and management research.
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explains that in many cases HR ends up doing a considerable amount of HR administrative work in order to take the “burden” off line managers. It may mean that HR is no longer a BPU (business prevention unit) and that it has a seat at the table.
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John Boudreau spoke on the HR Function of the Future: How Strategic Partnership with Impact Reshapes the HR Profession on December 9, 2010.
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In this particular Leadership Pulse Theresa M. Welbourne (CEO) studied a topic we have been doing quite a bit of work on called fast human resource management (HRM). We asked respondents to rate the degree to which HR is fast and also score how accurate the HR group is.
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What do high-performance systems and sustainability initiatives mean to a leader’s role? In this case, Arienne McCracken (CEO) and Susan Albers Mohrman (CEO) introduce a leader, Gus Kious, who took the reins of a poorly performing hospital and describe his actions and successes.
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Susan Albers Mohrman (CEO) and Arienne McCracken (CEO)
Shared leadership does not naturally occur. In the case of Jeff Weisz, Executive Medical Director of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, it reflects his and his team’s understanding that today’s world demands many leaders collaborating to lead an organization to greatness.
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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.
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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?
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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).
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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.
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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.
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