Global Trends in Human Resource Management: A Twenty-Year Analysis

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Stanford University Press, Jun 24, 2015 - Business & Economics - 216 pages

Since 1995, USC's Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) has conducted the definitive longitudinal study of the human resource management function in organizations. By analyzing new data every three years since then, the Center has been able to consistently chart changes in how HR is organized and managed, while at the same time providing guidance on how professionals in the field can drive firm performance. Global Trends in Human Resource Management, the seventh report from CEO, provides the newest findings about what makes HR successful and how it can add value to organizations today. Edward E. Lawler III and John W. Boudreau conclude that HR is most powerful when it plays a strategic role, makes use of information technology, has tangible metrics and analytics, and integrates talent and business strategies.

To adapt to the demands of a changing global marketplace, HR is increasingly required to span the boundaries between its function, the organization as a whole, and the dynamic environment within which it operates. This report tracks changes in a global sample of firms that shows how HR differs across Europe, the U.S., and Asia, providing an international benchmark against which to measure a company's practice and shows how HR can adapt in a rapidly changing landscape.

 

Contents

1 What HR Needs to Do
1
2 The Role of HR
16
3 HRs Engagement with Boards
23
4 Business Strategy and HR
28
5 HR Decision Science
39
6 HR Organization
52
7 Changes in HR Activity
58
8 Measuring Efficiency Effectiveness and Impact
65
13 HR Skills
111
14 Effectiveness of the HR Organization
121
15 Determinants of HR Effectiveness
129
16 Determinants of Organizational Performance
142
17 How HR Has Changed
154
18 What the Future of HR Should Be
165
References
177
Research Partners
181

9 The Outcomes of HR Metrics and Analytics
76
10 HRs Role in Sustainability
85
11 Outsourcing HR
94
12 Information Technology in HR
101
Research Design
183
2013 Effective HR Management Survey Global Study USA Feedback Report
189
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About the author (2015)

Edward E. Lawler III is Distinguished Professor of Business and Director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. John W. Boudreau is Professor and Research Director of Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California.

Bibliographic information

TitleGlobal Trends in Human Resource Management: A Twenty-Year Analysis
AuthorsEdward E. Lawler III, John W. Boudreau
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherStanford University Press, 2015
ISBN0804794553, 9780804794558
Length216 pages
Subjects › 

Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management
  
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