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

Zusatztext "Using both national and international data as well as insights from cutting-edge research, Lawler and Boudreau have written a book that HR leaders and senior line managers alike need to read. It not only puts HR in a historical context, but also shows how it can truly add value to an organization. A timely and important contribution to the field." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Global Trends in Human Resource Management draws on twenty years of data collected by the Center for Effective Organizations to chart the changing nature of HR practice, and show how it can meet the demands of an evolving global marketplace. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents and Abstracts 1 What HR Needs to Do chapter abstract The world of work is changing rapidly and dramatically. A strong case can be made that the HR function in organizations needs to change as well. It needs to take a more strategic role and develop new talent management approaches. If it doesn't change, it could end up as an administrative function that manages an information technology driven HR system. If it changes it can become a driver of organizational effectiveness and business strategy. 2 The Role of HR chapter abstract HR has not significantly changed how it allocates its time since 1995. It remains a function that spends the majority of its time on services, controlling, and record keeping. This is true in the United States and in the other countries studied. HR executives perceive that they spend more time on strategic partnership, but the data show little change. Data on management approaches and strategy provide one likely reason why there has not been much change. Bureaucratic and low-cost organizations have HR functions that spend the most time on services, controlling, and record keeping. Management approaches and strategies such as innovation and sustainability have a more strategic HR role, but are on...

Über den Autor / die Autorin

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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John W Boudreau, John W. Boudreau, Edward E Lawler, Edward E. Lawler
• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 24.06.2015
• EAN: 9780804791298
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-9129-8
• Seiten: 216
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Management