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
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.
Missed Opportunity to Reform Executive Compensation
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.
Lack of Women on Corporate Boards: The Problem or a Symptom?
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.
Sustainable Leadership: The Iconic Leader Problem
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.
Optimizing Incentive Plan Design: A Case Study
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.
Business Partnership with Impact: Creating Strategic Change Through Transformative HR
John Boudreau, CEO Research Director and Professor, discussed findings from his forthcoming books, Transformative HR with Ravin Jesuthasan, and Effective HR: A Global Analysis with Ed Lawler.
A Suggestion for Creating Effective Sustainable Organizations: Get Rid of Job Descriptions
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.
The Promise and Peril of HR Data
CEO Research Professor Theresa Welbourne and Kerrian Bard Fournier, Vice President, Head of Human Capital & Analytics, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., discussed how to use the data that surrounds us to orchestrate actions that drive measurable business results.
Executing Multidimensional Organizations
Jay Galbraith discussed three-dimensional matrices of functions, business units and countries as well as four-dimensional structures, such as Procter & Gamble’s Four Pillar Organization is an example.
Organizing for Sustainability
Susan Albers Mohrman & A.B. (Rami) Shani, Editors
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011) A large literature has been generated about sustainability, and many organizations, governments, communities and citizens have focused on it. This first volume of the Emerald series Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness learns from some of the pioneers articulating these challenges and organizing to address them.
Creating a New Employment Deal: Total Rewards and the New Workforce
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.