Categories : *Human Resource Management
The Future of Human Resources: Creating Value
HR has come a long way from its roots, but how can it increase its relevancy in a new global business paradigm?
Categories : *Human Resource Management
Intelligence Testing in Selection: New Developments
Researchers discuss intelligence testing for job applicants in light of modern theories of intelligence. What can organizations learn about predicting job performance?
Categories : *Human Resource Management
Diversity Climate Cues in Recruitment: Do They Really Work?
Researchers examine what happens when organizations find ways to advertise their diversity climate to recruits and job applicants.
Categories : *Human Resource Management
Organizations Can Benefit from Workplace Age Diversity
Researchers find that age diversity in the workplace has distinct advantages for employees and organizations, especially in regard to solving creative problems.
Categories : *Human Resource Management *Personnel Psychology
Boundaries to success: Conditions under which human resource practices do and do not increase performance of small firms
The authors examined boundary conditions of the relationship between firm-level high-investment human resource systems and objective small-firm labor productivity in a sample of small, for-profit, Canadian firms.This study investigates the extent of the influence of these systems on small-firm labor productivity.
Categories : *Human Resource Management
How to Create an Innovative Workforce
Researchers explain how organizations can properly utilize workforce creativity and innovation for a competitive advantage.
Categories : *Human Resource Management
The Importance of Emphasizing Team Cohesion
Researchers find that team cohesion is important for high performing work teams – possibly even more important than team intimacy.
Improve service climate to retain customers and increase profitability
Topic: Organizational Performance, Strategic HR Publication: Human Resource Management (MAY/JUNE 2011) Article: The service climate-firm performance chain: The role of customer retention Authors: Towler, A., Lezotte, D. V., & Burke, M. J. Reviewed by: Alexandra Rechlin When an organization wants to improve customer retention and therefore its profitability, it will
Categories : *Human Resource Management
The Importance of Making Employees Feel Like They Matter
Researchers demonstrate the positive results that occur when leadership makes employees feel like they are important and influential.
Categories : *Human Resource Management Potential Staffing Training Turnover
The Waning Voices of Senior Employees: Does Tenure Reduce Impact Levels?
Topic: Potential, Staffing, Training, Turnover
Publication: Human Resource Management (JAN 2011)
Article: Does voice go flat? How tenure diminishes the impact of voice
Authors: D. Avery, P. McKay, D. Wilson, S. Volpone, and E. Killham
Reviewed By: Allison B. Siminovsky