The 2007 HRPS knowledge areas and transitioning the
journal's editorial team.(Human Resource Planning Society)(Brief
article)
For the fourth year, the HRPS Knowledge Areas remain the same
(Exhibit 1 on page 5) but the content supporting them continues to
evolve, thanks to the talents of the editorial team of the journal.
. . .
HRPS celebrates 30 years.(HRPS NEWS)(Human Resource Planning
Society)(Brief article)
We are pleased to announce that 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of
the Human Resource Planning Society.
HRPS, headquartered in New York City, has been the premier global
association and network . . .
2007 platinum, gold, & silver sponsors.(HRPS NEWS)
PLATINUM
Aon Consulting
Fidelity Employer Services Company
Lee Hecht Harrison
Personnel Decisions International (PDI)
Watson Wyatt
GOLD
Development Dimensions International
. . .
What Every Business Manager and HR Professional Should Know About
Federal Labor and Employment Law, 7th ed.(Book review)
What Every Business Manager and HR Professional Should Know About
Federal Labor and Employment Law (7th Edition)
Author: Louis P. DiLorenzo & Sheldon I. London
Publisher: WME Books: Rochester, . . .
Encouraging retirees to return to the workforce.
The aging of the workforce will present employers with many
challenges, including how to meet their future labor needs. This study
identifies the HR practices that are crucial in influencing . . .
The generation gap: more myth than reality.(workforce and human
resource research)
Policy makers and journalists in this country frequently comment
that an aging society may bring with it a growing age polarization, as
the young are asked to make sacrifices for a rapidly growing . . .
Sustaining success in human resources: key career self-management
strategies.
This study examines how successful HR professionals address the key
challenges they face in their daily work. Semistructured interviews Were
conducted with 25 seasoned HR professionals to uncover . . .
Managing impatriate adjustment as a core human resource
management challenge.
Although expatriation issues are at the core of international human
resource management (HRM) practice and discourse, impatriation (hiring
foreign nationals for fixed-term temporary employment) is . . .
Articles.(Editorial)
One year ago (issue 28.4) we did a special journal on Expatriation,
Repatriation, and Outsourcing. We missed one topic--Impatriation--so
this issue presents a model and a case study from Saudi . . .
Disciplined action planning drives employee engagement.(current
practices)
Human Resource departments can maximize the value of an employee
survey by designing survey instruments that align with business goals
and paying careful attention to follow-up action plans. The . . .
Leaders developing leaders.(leadership and succession
planning)
A severely depleted cadre of leadership talent lies at the very
heart of today's corporate world. Even one who finds it difficult
to agree with this statement cannot avoid accepting that the . . .
The Ten Faces of Innovation: IDEO's Strategies for Beating
the Devil's Advocate and Driving Creativity Throughout Your
Organizat
The Ten Faces of Innovation: IDEO's Strategies for Beating the
Devil's Advocate & Driving Creativity Throughout Your
Organization.
Author: Tom Kelley (with Jonathan Littman) Publisher: . . .
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principle.(Book
review)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principle
Author: Peter F. Drucker Publisher: HarperBusiness, New York, NY,
1985. ISBN: 0060154284
A reasonable question is: "What exactly is . . .
Best Buy: customer-centric innovation.(sustained innovation--case
study)(conversation with John Walden )(Interview)(Company
over
When he presented the Best Buy innovation story at the HRPS
Corporate Sponsor Forum in October of 2004, John Walden was executive
vice president, Human Capital and Leadership. In December that . . .
Timberland Invention Factory.(sustained innovation- case
study)(conversation with vice president Doug Clark)(Interview)(Company
Doug Clark, vice president, Timberland Invention Factory, discussed
Timberland's approach to innovation at the 2004 HRPS Corporate
Sponsor Forum. How the company got to the creation of an . . .
Innovation at Whirlpool: embedment and sustainability.(sustained
innovatio- case study)
At the 2004 HRPS Corporate Sponsor Forum, Nancy Tennant Snyder
teamed with Gary Hamel to present the innovation story at Whirlpool
Corporation. At the time, Dr. Snyder was Whirlpool's Corporate . . .
Tomorrow's customer service model: from representative to
advocate.(Health Care Service Corp.'s customer services and
management
Health insurance is central to the physical and financial health,
not to mention the peace of mind, of the lion's share of the US
workforce. In 2005, 60 percent of all Americans, about 150 . . .
When innovation becomes efficiency: Motorola's global supply
chain initiative.(supply chain innovation)
A New Era for Motorola and its Supply Chain
When you think innovation at Motorola, its cool new phones jump to
mind. The MOTORAZR, MOTOSLVR, MOTOPEBL, and MOTOQ mobile devices have
launched a new . . .
"Think big, start small, scale fast": growing customer
innovation at McDonald's.(EMERGING INNOVATION--CASE STUDY)
When you feed 50 million customers at 30,000 restaurants around the
world every day, you would think just getting the basics right would be
enough. McDonald's Corporation knows that running its . . .
Building and sustaining a culture that supports
innovation.
In today's fast-paced business environment, innovation is a
prerequisite for success--perhaps even for survival. That is why
innovation has found its way to the top of the agenda at . . .
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