Reflecting an increasing uncertainty in global business, Cascio and Boudreau consider ways of dealing with risk in managing human capital. Numerous examples in every chapter illustrate key points with real business cases from around the world.
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The Strategic Role of HR in the U.S. and China
John W. Boudreau (CEO) and Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explain that it appears that one reason for the differences in the strategic role of HR between the two countries is the extent to which organizations adopt management approaches that are positively associated with the opportunity for HR to engage in strategic activities.
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Executive Pay: Audit Needed?
Bruce R. Ellig (Author) and Ed Lawler (CEO) discuss that like many before it, this year has seen a high level of outrage over the executive compensation payouts of some large corporations.
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Evolution of a Decision Science for HR Management
In this webinar, John Boudreau described emerging findings from the data in his new book with Edward Lawler, Effective Human Resource Management: A Global Analysis.
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Insights and Learning from Data Coaches
Theresa Welbourne along with Omari Maulana and Lacey Leone McLaughlin, discussed what data coaching is, what it can do, and how it has evolved.
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Organizing for Sustainable Health Care
Susan Albers Mohrman & A.B. (Rami) Shani explain that Health care, as it is currently organized, is not sustainable. Health care systems in the developed world are encountering increased demand for high quality health care but facing societal resource limits.
Exploring the Interface of Organization Design & Work System Design – Creating Sustainably Effective Organizations, 7/17/2012
Sue Mohrman and Chris Worley examine the relationship and the full system of capabilities required to create a sustainably effective organization. Both work system design and organization design are needed and must be orchestrated in order to align the resources and activities of the organization with strategy, and to ensure that valued high quality services and products are reliably and affordably delivered to the customer.
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Employee Resource Groups as Sources of Innovation
Theresa Welbourne and Ian Ziskin discussed new learnings from the first Employee Resource Group (ERG) Summit and the research conducted for that program. The data focus on what drives success of ERGs, member energy at work, and identity.
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Effective Human Resource Management: A Global Analysis
Ed Lawler and John Boudreau measure how HR management is changing, paying particular attention to what creates a successful HR function–one that contributes to a strategic partnership and overall organizational effectiveness.
Performance Management and Reward Systems
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO), George S. Benson (University of Texas), and Michael McDermott (McDermott Sitzman & Associates, PC) Results from our survey provide clear guidance with respect to linking performance appraisals results to changes in pay. They strongly support the view that performance appraisals systems are more effective when there is a connection between the results of a performance appraisal and the compensation of individuals.
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What Makes Performance Appraisals Effective?
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO), George S. Benson (University of Texas), and Michael McDermott (McDermott Sitzman & Associates, PC) Performance appraisals are often criticized and poorly done. However, they are not going away and should not go away. They are needed in order to effectively manage an organization’s talent. Our research suggests that performance management systems can be effective if they are designed and executed correctly.
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Performance Where It Matters
This article by Tom Williams (Booz & Company) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) focuses on two related management concerns: (1) is consistent/sustained high performance possible and (2) what might account for it?
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